Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 April 1999. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 April 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff employed in the Immigration and Nationality Department have (a) resigned and (b) requested a transfer to another department in (i) the last six months and (ii) each of the last five years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff employed in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate have (a) resigned and (b) requested a transfer to another department in (i) the last six months and (ii) each of the last five years. [80767] Mr. Mike O'Brien: A total of 112 staff resigned from the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in the six months October 1998 to March 1999. Resignations for the previous five annual years is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number 1998 363 1997 250 1996 149 1995 106 1994 110 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The significantly higher 1998 figure can be attributed to a higher than usual number of resignations in the junior grade of Administrative Assistant. This is largely due to a significant increase in the number of casual staff employed during this period, a number of whom resigned during the period of their appointment. Information on the number of staff requesting transfers to other departments for the periods specified is not available.

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