RESOURCING OF UK BORDER AGENCY

Early day motion 2439, tabled 15 November 2011 by John McDonnell (Labour). Signed by 29 members.

That this House believes that the UK Border Agency is suffering from a damaging cuts programme resulting in chronic under-resourcing; notes with concern staff reports that the Agency is suffering from a culture of mismanagement and that those running the organisation are attempting to impose a culture of no dissent among its workforce in order to mask the shortcomings that exist; believes that these issues are at the heart of the current crisis enveloping the Agency concerning the relaxation of border controls and the backlog of outstanding asylum cases; and therefore calls for a wide ranging inquiry by the Government and a reversal of cuts in this area to ensure services at the UK's borders are both secure and efficient.

Signatures by party: Labour 21, DUP 5, Green 1, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.