Lord Nortonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How long it will take to clear the visa backlog at the Immigration Centre in Croydon caused by the office move and the new computer system. [HL1244]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)The disruption caused by the reorganisation of the caseworking functions of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate into an Integrated Caseworking Directorate has contributed through some loss of productivity to the number of cases awaiting resolution. Our plans for dealing with Immigration and Nationality Directorate Casework backlogs are set out in the Government's White Paper Fairer, Faster and Firmer—A Modern Approach to Immigration and Asylum (Cm 4018). Cases in the Integrated Caseworking Directorate will be actioned consistent with those commitments.