§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the fees his Department, its agencies and associated public bodies collect; how much has been raised or it is anticipated will be raised from each of these fees from 1989–90 to 2004–05; and which of these fees count as negative expenditure. [105999]
§ Mr. StrawThe fees received in years for which the information is readily available and for which reasonable future estimates can be made are given in the table.
Year Applications received Decisions (grants and refusals) Outstanding at year end Average waiting time (months) 1998 41,966 42,219 1n/a 19.9 1999 38,478 41,487 1n/a 20.4 1 Information is not available in the form requested, as applications are not always completed in the year of receipt.