UK Border Agency

Part of Royal Assent – in the House of Commons at 2:09 pm on 26 March 2013.

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Photo of Theresa May Theresa May The Secretary of State for the Home Department 2:09, 26 March 2013

The aim of the new structure is that the two parts of the Home Office that will be dealing with these two areas of immigration policy will be focused more clearly on the roles within each part. The immigration and visa section will be focused clearly on giving an efficient and effective service on immigration and visa decisions, making the right decisions about who should be able to enter the country, but doing so in a way that gives individuals good customer service. The enforcement section will be able to focus clearly on the enforcement part. We are doing that precisely to get the focus my hon. Friend wants.