RESOURCING OF UK BORDER AGENCY

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.