HC Deb 18 April 2002 vol 383 c1157W
Mr. Alan Reid

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute(a) dated 14 February, regarding the Iona Community and (b) dated 10 October 2001, on asylum seekers. [48177]

Angela Eagle

[holding answer 11 April 2002]: My noble Friend Lord Rooker wrote to the hon. Member regarding the Iona Community on 20 March 2002.

He also responded to the hon. Member's correspondence on asylum seekers on 8 April 2002. I am sorry for the delay in replying.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of public correspondence he expects to be responded to within 20 days of receipt by March. [47240]

Angela Eagle

[holding answer 10 April 2002]: To cover all aspects of this question, I have two figures regarding the Home Office response to public

Full-time equivalents over 10 years
Home Office area
Year (as at 1 April) Home Office Main Fire Service College Forensic Science Service UKPA HM Prison Service Grand total
1992 —— —— —— —— —— 49,739
1993 312,312 —— —— —— 39,057 51,369
19941 312,368 —— —— —— 38,003 50,371
19942 10,250 260 670 1,370 38,070 50,620
1995 9,570 260 670 1,460 38,940 50,900
1996 9,450 230 1,040 1,510 38,010 50,240
1997 9,360 220 1,180 1,410 37,700 49,870
1998 8,070 250 1,240 1,280 39,360 50,200
1999 7,710 190 1,640 1,250 38,720 49,510
2000 9,270 180 1,780 1,320 40,560 53,110
2001 13,020 190 2,190 2,270 41,490 59,160
1Old FTE
2New FTE
3Including agencies

Notes:

  1. 1.With the new full-time equivalents calculation (1994 onwards), part-time staff are counted on the basis of the proportion of hours worked, formerly, they were counted as half.
  2. 2. From 1999 casual staff have been added to permanent staff to give the total for all staff.