HC Deb 04 April 2000 vol 347 cc434-5W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of travel documents lost by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in the last three years. [117653]

Mrs. Roche

The available information relates to the number of claims for compensation as a result of maladministration in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, the majority of which are as a result of passports lost within the Directorate. The number of claims dealt with is as follows:

  • 1997:45
  • 1998:62
  • 1999:78

In addition to the figures given for 1999, there are a number of claims submitted in 1999 still to be considered.