§ Sir Thomas ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement about the backlog of work at Lunar house, Croydon.
§ Mr. Charles WardleInformation for the end of October 1993 on the main areas of work is given in the table.
Immigration and asylum work items1 in the Immigration and Nationality Department at 31 October 1993 Number Cases in the general immigration caseworking groups2 22,430 Cases in the EC caseworking group2 1,190 Cases in the asylum and special cases division 51,400 Items in the post room and registry3 12,420 1Including referred enty clearance applications and appeals awaiting preparation of statements. 2The majority of these were under consideration or the subject of further inquiries. 3Mainly passports and letters, being sorted and allocated to caseworkers.