HC Deb 09 February 1988 vol 127 cc136-7W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff were employed in the various departments at Lunar House, Croydon, on 1 January for each of the years 1985 to 1988.

Mr. Renton

The figures for staff in post in the immigration and nationality department based at Lunar house in January for each of the years 1985 to 1988 are as follows:

1985 1986 1987 1988
B1 Division 434 472 468 484
B2 Division 33 55 54 58
B3 Division 167 176 168 161
B4 Division 258 217 225 230
B5 Division1 404 382 472 492
Immigration Service Headquarters 96 98 98 101
1 B5 figures include staff providing common services (eg messengers) for non-IND Home Office Departments at Lunar House. From 1987 the B5 figures also include staff working on IND computer projects who were previously working in the central Home Office computer division.