§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many decisions caseworkers at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate dealing with(a) asylum and (b) immigration casework made on average per week in each quarter of 1998 and 1999 to the latest convenient date. [96026]
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§ Mrs. RocheThe information is given in the table.
Average output per week1 based on quarterly data2: 1998–99 After-entry immigration casework3 Asylum caseworker4 1998 First Quarter 3,670 710 Second Quarter 3,510 580 Third Quarter 3,930 620 Fourth Quarter 3,720 530 1999 First Quarter 2,660 320 Second Quarter 3,760 920 Third Quarter 4,404 670 1Figures rounded to the nearest 10 2Assumed to be 13 weeks in each quarter 3Including some non-decision output (e.g. transfers of conditions, withdrawn applications) and right of abode decisions. 4 Initial decisions made on applications received
§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his current estimate of the gross expenditure, income and net expenditure of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate(a) to date during the current financial year and (b) for the whole financial year 1999–2000. [96940]
§ Mrs. RocheThe information about expenditure in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (excluding payments to asylum seekers) is as follows:
£ Expenditure to 29 October 1999 Estimated expenditure for 1999–2000 Gross expenditure 132,964,000 284,385,000 Receipts 9,577,000 17,928,000 Net expenditure 123,387,000 266,467,000 Since 1 April 1999, the Home Office has been responsible for funding support costs to asylum seekers. From 1 April 1999 to 29 October 1999, £222 million has been paid to the Department of Social Security in respect of social security payments made by the Benefits Agency to asylum seekers. The estimate of expenditure for the whole of 1999–2000, including payments to the Department of Social Security and local authorities, is estimated to be in the range of £450 million—£490 million.