§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what he estimates to be the number of people who attended the public inquiry office at Lunar house in December 1987; and how many of those were seeking the return of passports sent to the immigration and nationality department.
§ Mr. RentonIn December last, 50,569 people attended the public inquiry office at Lunar house, Croydon. Of the 19,978 people who made inquiries about immigration matters, 2,865 sought the return of their passports for650W urgent travel. The remaining 30,591 made inquiries about citizenship but corresponding figures for those seeking return of passports are not available.