HC Deb 22 July 2004 vol 424 cc596-7W
Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 12 July 2004,Official Report, column 983W, on immigration, what time it normally takes for the General Case Information Database to be updated with decisions; and how long it took in the case of Mr. Ahmed. [184765]

Mr. Browne

[holding answer 16 July 2004]: Decisions made within General Group would normally be entered onto the General Case Information Database (G-CID) at the time of decision.

Following initial inquiries, General Group's decision was entered on G-CID six weeks after receiving Mr. Ahmed's file.

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