To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the juxtaposed UK immigration controls at Paris, Lille and Brussels cost in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. (180330)

[holding answer 21 January 2008]: The information is as follows:

(a) The juxtaposed UK immigration controls at Paris, Lille and Brussels cost £7,102,500 in 2005-06.

(b) The juxtaposed UK immigration controls at Paris, Lille and Brussels cost £8,492,000 in 2006-07.