Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long his Department keeps paper immigration records before they are destroyed.

Information about retention periods for immigration records has been published and is available in the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship privacy information notice on GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship/borders-immigration-and-citizenship-privacy-information-notice#how-long-we-keep-your-personal-information-for