HC Deb 17 May 1999 vol 331 c258W
Fiona Mactaggart

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia who have entered the United Kingdom en route to North America are being held for the offences of(a) possession of a false instrument contrary to section 3 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 and (b) attempting to obtain services by deception contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981. [83800]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The information requested is not recorded centrally and could only be obtained through examination of individual case records at disproportionate cost. In any event, it would be impossible to ascertain precisely how many of those convicted were citizens of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia because the nationality of those holding falsified travel documents is essentially in doubt.