§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration cases have been referred to the Minister of State responsible for immigration by right hon. and hon. Members for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. RentonThe available information relates to the number of immigration files created following representations by right hon. and hon. Members, and is as follows :
Number 1979 10,395 1980 10,029 1981 8,945 1982 9,931 1983 11,456 1984 13,164 1985 16,024 1986 17,511 1987 11,842 Notes:
- 1.These figures include a number of letters dealing with general issues rather than individual cases.
- 2.Representations made on behalf of a single family may be counted as more than one case where the immigration circumstances of more than one member of the family are under consideration.
- 3.Further representations made after a reply has been sent are included separately in these figures.
- 4.Representations received about the same case from more than one right hon. Member or hon. Member are counted separately.
The figures include representations on all categories of immigration cases.
4WThe great majority of these representations were handled by my office and that of my predecessors as Ministers of State.