HC Deb 06 December 1999 vol 340 cc383-4W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library a copy of the Business Plan of the Integrated Casework Directorate of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate. [100490]

Mrs. Roche

I have placed in the Library a copy of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) Report for 1999, published on Tuesday 30 November, which reports on performance during 1998–1999 and sets out our programme to meet the published targets for 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2001–02. The Report focuses on IND's key objectives underpinning the Home Office Aim 6, as set out in the Public Service Agreement and Home Office Business and Expenditure Plans (Command Paper 4205).

I have also placed in the Library a detailed business plan for the Integrated Casework Directorate as given to staff in July. The document was at that time a draft and remains a living document subject to continuing review. For example, numbers of staff already recruited, and current recruitment plans, exceed those stated in the draft business plan.