To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration officers have been stationed at postal hubs or depots in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years. (318703)

With the formation of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) in April 2008, responsibility for staffing postal hubs and depots transferred from HM Revenue and Customs, to the UK Border Force.

The United Kingdom's postal hubs and depots are located within the Central Border Force Region. It is Government policy to publish UKBA management information at a regional level, as location-specific information could provide value to those seeking to circumvent our controls.