§ Earl Attleeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the number of clandestine entrants that have been detected entering the United Kingdom concealed in a lorry on a month by month basis for the year to date. [HL6043]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin):It is not possible to establish precisely how many clandestine entrants to the United Kingdom have entered concealed in a lorry. Some clandestines are detected inland and it is not possible to confirm any claim they make that they arrived concealed in a lorry.
66WALocally collated, provisional management information for clandestine entrants detected entering the United Kingdom concealed in a lorry in the South East indicates the following monthly figures for 2002:
Month Number of clandestine entrants detected entering the UK concealed in a lorry in the South East January 2002 984 February 2002 969 March 2002 789 April 2002 756 May 2002 832 June 2002 583
§ Earl Attleeasked her Majesty's Government:
What is the total number of clandestine entrants that have been detected entering the United Kingdom concealed in a lorry for the years 2000, 2001 and the current year to date. [HL6044]
§ Lord Filkin:It is not possible to establish precisely how many clandestine entrants to the United Kingdom have entered concealed in a lorry. Some clandestines are detected inland and it is not possible to confirm any claim they make that they arrived concealed in a lorry.
Locally collated, provisional information for clandestine entrants detected entering the United Kingdom concealed in a lorry in the South East indicate the following yearly figures:
Year Number of clandestine entrants detected entering the UK concealed in a lorry in 2000 12,679 2001 7,807 January to June 2002 4,913 National figures are not available. But evidence suggests that the number of clandestine entrants currently arriving at other UK ports concealed in lorries is not currently a cause for concern.
§ Earl Attleeasked her Majesty's Government:
What proportion of the total number of clandestine entrants to the United Kingdom in the current year to date has been found to have entered concealed in a lorry; and how this proportion compares with the proportion in previous years. [HL6045]
§ Lord Filkin:It is not possible to establish precisely how many clandestine entrants to the United Kingdom have entered concealed in a lorry. Some clandestines are detected inland and it is not possible to confirm any claim that they make that they arrived concealed in a lorry.
The following table of locally collated, provisional information shows the percentage of clandestine 67WA entrants arriving in the South East on Eurotunnel shuttles, freight trains and lorries.
January-June 2000 2001 2002 Arrived on board Eurotunnel shuttles through the Channel Tunnel. 0.8% 35.5% 3.3% Arrived on through freight trains through the Channel Tunnel. 10.2% 11% 18.8% Arrived concealed in a lorry, travelled through Channel Tunnel or on a ferry. 89% 53.5% 77.9%