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Immigration And Nationality Division

Volume 172: debated on Thursday 10 May 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the cost of the immigration and nationality division in the years 1987 to 1989;(2) what revenue was generated by the immigration and nationality division in the years 1987 to 1989.

The information requested is set out in the table.

Immigration and Nationality Department expenditure and receipts
£ million
1987–881988–891989–90
Pay running costs42·949·957·8
Non-pay running costs13·414·316·6
Non-running costs4·54·45·3
Total gross expenditure60·868·779–8
Receipts16·87·94–2
Immigration1 (Carriers' liability) Act receipts1·82·22·1
1 These receipts are not appropriated-in-aid to the IND budget and Home Office vote, but are paid direct into the Consolidated Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the financial contribution made to the immigration and nationality division by Commonwealth citizens in the years 1987 to 1989.

This information is not readily available, and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.