Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 April 1999. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Thursday, 22 April 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the throughput of files by the Case Allocation Unit planned for in the new organisation of immigration and asylum caseworking; and what is the throughput achieved according to the most recent figures available. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the throughput of files by the Case Allocation Unit planned for in the new organisation of immigration and asylum caseworking; and what is the throughput achieved according to the most recent figures available. [80773] Mr. Mike O'Brien: No firm projections of throughput of files by the Case Allocation Unit were made. During the week ending 9 April, the Case Allocation Unit received 2,865 files and despatched 1,338. This was an unusually low throughput due to the Easter holiday period.

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