HC Deb 19 July 1979 vol 970 c780W
Mr. Norman Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of short-stay visitors to the United Kingdom who illegally overstay their permitted period.

Mr. Raison

As the House knows, an investigation into the extent of overstaying was put in hand by the previous Administration. The results are not yet available.