§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Uganda and (c) Iran were deported to their country of origin during 1981 and between 1 January and 31 May 1982.
§ Mr. Mortonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Uganda and (c) Iran were deported to their country of origin during 1981 and between 1 January and 31 May 1982.
§ Mr. RaisonThe total number of nationals of the three countries mentioned deported in 1981 and 1982 is as follows:
1981 1 January to 31 May 1982 (a) Afghanistan Nil Nil (b) Uganda 3 1 (c) Iran 59 15 These figures include a small number of deportees who, by virtue of a successful appeal against destination, were deported to a third country. The exact number could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in respect of which countries Her Majesty's Government have exceptionally granted their nationals leave to remain in the United Kingdom, without restriction on employment, for short periods during the last 10 years.
§ Mr. RaisonLebanon, Afghanistan, Poland, Cyprus and Uganda.
§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in the light of the current situation in Iran, Her Majesty's Government will allow Iranians in the United Kingdom to remain, without restriction on employment, for a short period.
§ Mr. RaisonNo, although we have the situation of Iranians in the United Kingdom under continual review and are always prepared to consider individual exceptional cases on their merits.
§ Mr. Mortonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Iranians entered the United Kingdom in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively.
§ Mr. RaisonThe number of Iranian nationals admitted to the United Kingdom is published annually in the Command Paper "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom";—table 1(b) of the latest issue for 1981, Cmnd. 8533.
§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Iranians were registered with the police in (a) December 1980 and (b) December 1981.
§ Mr. RaisonOn 31 December 1980, 27,168, and on the same date in 1981, 24,361.