§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were waiting to be interviewed by immigration in Birmingham in connection with applications for entry clearance for members of their family to join them in the United Kingdom at 31 December 1987.
§ Mr. RentonAt 31 December 1987, there were 130 outstanding entry clearance applications awaiting interview of persons living in the Birmingham area. All have either now been completed or have appointments arranged before 31 March 1988.
§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are employed in interviewing people whose relatives have applied for entry clearance to join them in the United Kingdom and whose applications have been referred to his Department by entry clearance officers abroad; and where these interviewers are located.
§ Mr. RentonThe information requested in the first part of the question is not available. The number of immigration service staff employed in such interviews varies daily and they form only part of the responsibility of the officers involved.
The majority of interviews are conducted by officers based at the following immigration offices: Aberdeen, Avonmouth, Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Dover, Edinburgh, East Midlands airport, Felixstowe, Folkestone, Glasgow, Gravesend, Hartlepool, Hull, Immingham, Liverpool, Luton airport, Manchester airport, Middlesbrough, Newcastle airport, North Shields, Norwich airport, Plymouth, Preston, Prestwick airport, Ramsgate, Sheerness, Southampton, Southend airport and Stansted airport.