HC Deb 30 June 1983 vol 44 cc111-3W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are currently held under the Immigration Act 1971 and under what categories.

police officers on duty were recorded in 1982; of these how many were decided by the courts to be (a) murder, (b) manslaughter under section 2, (c) other manslaughter and (d) undecided; and in which police force areas these took place.

Mr. Mellor

Provisional information for 1982 is given in the following table.

Mr. Waddington

On 28 June 1983 a total of 172 people were detained under the Immigration Act 1971. Ninety-one were the subject of deportation orders; 17 were held under detention orders; 20 were detained after being recommended for deportation by a court; 22 were illegal entrants and 22 were passengers who had been refused leave to enter or required to submit to further examination.