HC Deb 12 April 1988 vol 131 cc3-4W
Mr. Corbyn

To 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. Renton

The 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. 1.These figures include a number of letters dealing with general issues rather than individual cases.
  2. 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. 3.Further representations made after a reply has been sent are included separately in these figures.
  4. 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.

The great majority of these representations were handled by my office and that of my predecessors as Ministers of State.