Border Force are constantly improving our data capture in support of maritime operations to ensure an effective response across a range of threats that we deal with.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4369", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tom Pursglove"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Corby"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Tom Pursglove"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-05-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-05-23T16:56:50.96Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "UK Border Force"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2024 to Question 25470 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting that data.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4006", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hendon"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dr Matthew Offord"} ], "uin" : "27013"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1607096", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1607096/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Home Office does not hold this information at the level of granularity sought in our financial systems; funding (budget) information is available only at overall directorate level and not at individual command/ unit levels<\/p>
However, previous published staffing and financial figures for Border Force from 2020 to 2022 can be found at the following links:<\/p>
Home Office annual report and accounts: 2020 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p> Home Office annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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However, previous published staffing and financial figures for Border Force from 2020 to 2022 can be found at the following links:<\/p>
However, previous published staffing and financial figures for Border Force from 2020 to 2022 can be found at the following links:<\/p>