§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list (i) the 383W total receipts from fees for (a) visa, (b) settlement and (c) other immigration applications and (ii) the total cost of entry clearance operations, for 1998–99. [92906]
§ Mr. HoonVisa fee income is broken down into two categories only: settlement and non-settlement applications. The total receipts for the Financial Year 1998–99 were:
£ million Applications Non-settlement applications 55.7 Settlement applications 11.3 Total fee income 67.0 The provisional cost of the entry clearance operation for 1998–99 is £65.2 million. The final 1998–99 costs figure will not be available until the end of August.