{"value":{"id":65742,"askingMemberId":242,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2014-07-03T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2014-07-08T00:00:00","uin":"204014","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the request by Rupert Ogwuezor dated 13 June 2011 for reconsideration of his case (HO reference: 01085860/2) will be determined; and what the reasons are for the time taken to process this case.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4110,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2014-07-08T00:00:00","answerText":"<p> </p><p>On 13 November 2012, we published our policy on reconsiderations. <br>Mr Ogwuezor's case will be considered in line with this policy.<br>A number of factors have contributed to delays in dealing with such <br>reconsideration requests including a higher than expected increase in charged <br>applications for Leave to Remain following the tightening of policy. We have <br>now focused more resource towards providing swifter decisions and improved <br>customer service.<br>Mr Ogwuezor's case has now been considered and we wrote to him on 4 July 2014 <br>notifying him of the outcome.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Immigration","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/65742","method":"GET"}]}