PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Immigration: Aberdeen (9 April 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with AB postcodes have been seen at UKVCAS centres broken down by (a) month and (b) UKVCAS centre.
Asked by:
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)
Asked by:
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)
Answer
Data on the number of people seen at UK VCAS Centres from postcodes beginning AB are not published. This information could only be provided by interrogation of individual case records, which could only be achieved at disproportionate costs.
The UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service centre in Aberdeen, which provides enhanced services to customers, has 21 slots available per week. On average 87% of those slots have been filled from 3 December to 5 April. In response to an increase in demand for appointments at this service centre, UK Visas & Immigration’s delivery partner, Sopra Steria Ltd have increased their appointment slots by >50% from 9 April.
Answered by:
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
15 April 2019
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