§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is his Department's policy on the deportation or removal of British overseas citizens remaining in the United Kingdom as overstayers;
(2) what instructions his Department has issued to immigration officials since 1974 specifically on the deportation or removal of British overseas citizens.
§ Mr. Charles WardleBritish overseas citizens are subject to immigration control and the provisions of the immigration rules in the same way as any other national. I am not aware that any instructions relating specifically to the deportation or removal of British overseas citizens have been issued to immigration officials since 1974.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many notices of intention to deport have been issued since 1974 under the 1971 Act on British overseas citizens who remained in the United Kingdom as overstayers; and how many of those British overseas citizens issued with notices of intention to deport have been deported or removed from the United Kingdom since 1974.
§ Mr. Charles WardleBetween 1987–91 no notices of intention to deport were served on British overseas citizens. In 1992, five notices of intention to deport were served on British overseas citizens of which four were for overstaying; so far one of these has made a supervised departure. This information is not readily available before 1987 and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.