APPENDIX 2
Letter to the Chairman from the Chief
Minister of Gibraltar
I note that you are following up the question
of border delays with the FCO. I should explain that the only
source of statistics on frontier delays are those which are compiled
for, and published by, the Gibraltar Government. These are recorded
by our immigration agents on the basis of an actual count at the
border crossing points.
I understand that the figures which were produced
by the FCO were taken from calculations prepared by the Royal
Gibraltar Police. These appear to draw on our immigration count
but, as explained by the Chief Secretary in his letter of 1 September
2000, they do not accurately reflect the true average waiting
time throughout the day in question. I have therefore asked my
officials to formally appraise the FCO that the Gibraltar Government
figures represent the correct, official statistics and that, in
future, these should be used when imparting information about
delays at the border.
10 January 2001
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