§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will conduct an investigation into his Department's loss of Mr. Rouea Gargan's passport, ref. G1008833. [107053]
§ Mrs. RocheI am very sorry that Mr. Gargan's passport appears to have been lost. Several searches have been conducted by the Integrated Casework Directorate (ICD) in an effort to locate Mr. Gargan's passport and documents. The ICD will continue to search for them and if they are recovered in the short term, his passport will be endorsed and returned to him. The issue of compensation in connection with his replacement documents will be addressed as soon as possible.
In the meantime, Mr. Gargan has now been issued with a letter facilitating his readmission to the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the correspondence of 18 August 1999 and 22 November 1999 from the hon. Member for Torbay regarding Mr. Rouea Gargan, a constituent; and if he will make a statement. [107055]
§ Mrs. RocheI wrote to the hon. Member today. I am sorry for the delay.