§ Mr. Bernie GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are being held awaiting removal or deportation for overstaying under the immigration rules; and what is the breakdown of ethnic origin of these prisoners.
§ Mr. RentonThe information requested is not maintained centraly and could be provided only at disproportionat cost. Statistics relating to immigration control do not include the ethnic origin of the persons concerned.
Persons refused initially1 an entry clearance2 to the United Kingdom Number of persons Year Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka Ghana Nigeria Hong Kong 1977 5,660 2,400 3,970 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ 1978 3,230 2,300 4,540 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ 1979 2,660 2,120 4,760 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ 1980 3,240 1,980 3,290 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ 1981 3,200 1,280 3,010 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ 1982 4,670 1,410 2,900 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ 1983 5,820 1,670 2,320 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ 1984 4,270 1,250 1,860 ֵ ֵ ֵ 380 1985 4,900 1,160 1,680 4570 ֵ ֵ 160 1986 3,680 1,760 2,150 660 3480 ֵ 110 19875 2,300 4,810 6,600 680 2,050 62,640 110 ֵ Not available. 1 Including those subsequently successful on appeal. 2 Excluding persons refused a certificate of entitlement to, or a confirmation of, the right of abode. 3 October to December only. 4 30 May to December only. 5 January to September, unless otherwise stated. The increase in refusals in 1987 in India and Pakistan reflected the introduction of the Visa requirement on 15 October 1986. 6 February to September only.