Immigration

Mr. Vaz
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications by persons of independent means had been dealt with by the immigration and nationality department in 1997, as at 1 October. [14240]

Mr. Mike O'Brien
The information requested is given in the table. --------------------------------------------------------------
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|Given leave to enter the country                            |
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|After-entry application for an extension of stay dealt with3|
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Mr. Vaz
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the backlog of cases for each of the immigration and nationality directorate's divisions on 1 October. [14242]

Mr. Mike O'Brien
The information requested is given in the table. ----------------------------------------------
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|After Entry and Appeals Directorate3        |
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|Asylum Directorate4                         |
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|European Directorate                        |
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|Nationality Directorate                     |
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|Immigration Service Enforcement Directorate5|
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|Finance and Services Directorate6           |
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Mr. Vaz
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what, at 1 October, was the average waiting time for consideration of applications for each of the divisions of the immigration and nationality directorate. [14223]

Mr. Mike O'Brien
The available information is given in the table. --------------------------------------
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|After entry and appeals directorate1|
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|Pre-1993 Act applications           |
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|Post-1993 Act applications          |
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|11 per cent. within                 |
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|35 per cent. within                 |
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|67 per cent. within                 |
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|6 per cent. within        |
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|19 per cent. within       |
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|43 per cent. within       |
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|Naturalisations           |
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|Independent registrations4|
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|Right of abode            |
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