To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her most recent estimate is of the number of unsuccessful asylum claimants whose cases remain to be resolved; what steps have been taken to deal with such cases; what communication her Department has had with the unsuccessful claimants; how the cases of unsuccessful claimants who cannot be traced are to be dealt with; and if she will make a statement. (155102)

At the Home Affairs Select Committee evidence session on 24 July, the Home Secretary stated that Lin Homer, the Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency, would provide an update on the case resolution programme once reports can be produced on the programme in which Parliament and the wider public can have suitable confidence.

The specific circumstances of each individual will be considered on a case by case basis. Further information is therefore being solicited from individuals.

Our policy is to seek to enforce the removal of those who have no right to be here and who refuse to leave voluntarily. To achieve this we are increasing enforcement resource, recruiting additional frontline staff and seconding extra police officers; and will open a new 426 bed immigration removal centre at Gatwick next year.