§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many clandestine entrants into the United Kingdom were detected(a) on entry and (b) in the country in each month since March 2001. [73982]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 15 October 2002]Provisional information on the number of clandestine entrants detected and served with illegal entry papers in the period April to December 2001 is given in the table.
Clandestines detected and served with illegal entry papers Month On-entry In-country Total April 2001 60 3,460 3,525 May 2001 335 2,865 3,205 June 2001 70 2,530 2,600 July 2001 130 2,820 2,950 August 2001 150 2,870 3,020 September 2001 115 2,600 2,715 October 2001 75 2,950 3,025 November 2001 80 2,835 2,915 December 2001 80 2,345 2,425 Note:
Provisional data, subject to possible change.
Figures rounded to the nearest five, and may not sum due to rounding.
It should be noted that the figures relate to the date on which the illegal entry notice was served. In-country detections could relate to an individual who entered the United Kingdom in an earlier period.
More recent information is not yet available. Figures on illegal entry papers served are published annually in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom", the 2001 edition of which was published on 26 September 2002. Figures for 2002 will be published in the second half of 2003. Early indications are, however, that the use of technology to detect claudestine entrants is increasing detection rates.