§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representations were made by hon. Members to his Department in each year from 1983 to 1987.
§ Mr. HurdThe available information relates to the number of cases of ministerial correspondence recorded in my Department as the result of representations made to Home Office Ministers, and is as follows:
Number 1983 25,642 11984 26,200 1985 31,853 1986 33,015 1987 27,561 1 The figures for 1984 is an estimate since precise figures are not available for November and December of that year. Although the great majority of the cases relate to representations made by right hon. and hon. Members, these figures include ministerial correspondence with noble Lords and others.