HC Deb 28 January 1992 vol 202 c476W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current backlog at the registry in the immigration and nationality department; and what are the current numbers of outstanding applications in each division.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

At the beginning of January the backlog in the immigration and nationality department registry was 29,842 and the number of outstanding applications in the caseworking divisions was as follows:

Number
General immigration casework 21,208
Asylum and related casework 68,500
Nationality 51,723