HC Deb 28 February 1978 vol 945 cc190-1W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services to what extent his Department has offices, officers and staffs employed wholly, mainly or in any way on matters connected with immigration; what are the numbers employed and the total wages and salaries; to what extent these figures have changed over the past 10 years; and, now that immigration has been reduced to a mere trickle, what plans he has for reducing these offices, staffs and related expenses.

Mr. Deakins

In my Department there are no staff employed to deal exclusively with matters arising from immigration. Those who are concerned with the social security and personal social services are, of course, involved from time to time in the administration of these services to immigrants just as they are to non-immigrants, but I have no means of quantifying the extent of their time for which such services account.