§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many caseworkers were employed at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in Croydon in each year since 1997. [73925]
§ Beverley HughesInformation identifying the number of caseworkers within the Integrated Casework Directorate (ICD) separately from other staff was not collected prior to 2001. The number of caseworkers in the ICD in Croydon since 2001 is as follows
2001–9102002–876 (this excludes 264 casework staff who transferred to the Immigration Service).The following table shows the number of staff in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) in each year since 1997.
Year Staff numbers (headcount) April 1997 5,697 April 1998 5,160 April 1999 5,750 April 2000 6,582 April 2001 9,757 April 2002 10,878
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what refreshment provisions are available to members of the public when attending the Immigration and Nationality Department in Croydon. [74113]
§ Beverley HughesThe refreshment needs of the Public Enquiry Office (PEO) Croydon first and second floors are currently served by 12 vending machines, six per floor. The machines on each floor offer a range of both hot and cold drinks while light snacks such as sandwiches, crisps and confectionery are available. There are a further four machines which serve the third and fourth floors—the Asylum Screening Unit (ASU) and Interview Booking Unit (IBU), each floor having two machines. All machines are checked regularly throughout the day and restocked as required. Callers to any of the units of the combined public offices have access to all vending machines.