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Written Question
Immigration: Fees and Charges
Tuesday 10th July 2018

Asked by: Lord Cooper of Windrush (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total income from Home Office Immigration and Nationality Charges in each year since 2010.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

Income from Immigration and Nationality Charges is not reported as a separate line in the Home Office accounts. Information on ‘Visa and Immigration’ income is published annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts. Refer to links below for the last 7 years figures.

The FY 2016/17 Home Office income includes income for HM Passport Office from their continuing activities, representing the sale value of all services provided during they year. Income receviable for fees charged in respect of applications for visas and immigration documents.

FY2016/17 - 5. Income

2016-17 £000

Restated 2015-16 £000

Core Department & Agencies

Departmental Group

Core Department & Agencies

Departmental Group

Retained Income

Income from sale of goods and services

Passport fees

398,277

398,277

392,825

392,825

Visa and Immigration income

1,182,375

1,182,375

1,086,745

1,086,745

Immigration Health Surcharge

193,715

193,715

145,192

145,192

Hendon data centre income

91,306

91,306

106,561

106,561

Airwave

39,000

39,000

22,202

22,202

Certificate Services

15,818

15,818

14,451

14,451

DBS income

-

153,150

-

145,200

EU income

53,478

53,478

41,938

41,938

Other operating income

Asset recovery income

166,185

166,185

186,420

186,420

Other administration income

37,740

37,913

50,799

53,461

Other programme income

141,409

176,125

160,801

196,529

Total Retained Income

2,319,303

2,507,342

2,207,934

2,391,524

Payable to Consolidated Fund

Passport fees

85,103

85,103

83,723

83,723

Immigration Health Surcharge

16,535

16,535

23,920

23,920

Other administration income

-

-

1

1

Other programme income

4,552

4,552

3,096

3,096

Total payable to Consolidated Fund

106,190

106,190

110,740

110,740

Total

2,425,493

2,613,532

2,318,674

2,502,264

FY2016/17 - page 117: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf

FY2015/16 - page 134:https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf

FY2014/15 – page 126 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf

FY2013/14 – page 111https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321446/ARA_web_enabled_18_June.pdf

FY2012/13 – page 133https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210660/Annual_Report_and_Accounts_FINAL_updated_logo.pdf

FY2011/12 – page 136 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/143619/annual-report-2011-12.pdf

FY2010/11 – page 115-116https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/120048/annual-report-201011.pdf