§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of persons employed in the Private Office of the Minister of State, dealing with immigration matters in 1986, 1987 and currently.
§ Mr. RentonThe people working in my private office deal with all the subjects within my responsibility, including immigration matters. From 1 January 1986 the total number of people employed in my office was 8. Ten were employed from 1 April 1986, 9 from 1 January 1987, 7 from 1 January 1988, and 8 from 1 November 1988.