Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 10 May 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 May 1999. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 17 May 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the unit cost of caseworking in the Immigration and Nationality Department in (a) each of the last six months for which figures are available and (b) May 1997. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the unit cost of caseworking in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in (a) each of the last six months for which figures are available and (b) May 1997. [83950] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The direct cost of a standard unit of caseworking is routinely monitored under the terms of the contract with Siemens Business Services. Those costs, which exclude some overheads, were: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Unit cost (£) May 1997 45.16 October 1998 33.19 November 1998 40.44 December 1998 78.00 January 1999 71.57 February 1999 62.58 March 1999 50.57 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 83950; 331 c261W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Administration Costs Computers Immigration and Nationality Directorate Per capita costs Siemens Business Services
Contains statistics: Yes