19. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will increase the staffing resources dealing with priority legacy immigration cases. (141143)

The chief executive of the Border and Immigration Agency, Lin Homer, wrote to the Home Affairs Committee on 19 February with an update on the Legacy Programme. Her letter confirmed that a new directorate had been established to deal specifically with legacy cases, with significant case-working capability.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress is being made in reviewing the immigration system; and if he will make a statement. (141139)

We are making good progress against the milestones published in the IND Review, which was published last year. This includes meeting almost all of the milestones we had set to achieve by April 2007.