§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average unit cost is of an immigration port check in 2000–01; and what the average cost was of an immigration port check in 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000 expressed in(a) cash and (b) real terms. [139357]
§ Mrs. RocheThe information requested for 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 is set out in the table. Comparative figures are not available for 1997–98.
£ Real terms 1998–99 Cash terms 1998–99 Comparative baseline 5.68 5.68 1999–2000 Target 5.43 5.55 Outturn 5.17 5.30 2000–01 Target 5.17 5.41 Outturn1 4.35 4.55 1April to September
§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in 2000–01 to date non-European Economic Area passengers have had to wait more than 30 minutes for immigration port checks. [139359]
§ Mrs. RocheAs at 31 October 2000, there have been 1,742 occasions since 1 April 2000, where non-European Economic Area passengers have had to wait more than 30 minutes for immigration port checks.