§ 62 and 71. Mr. Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many recommendations by magistrates for the deportation of Commonwealth citizens have been made since 1st June, 1962, when Part II of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962, came into force;
(2) how many Commonwealth citizens, in respect of whom recommendations for deportation have been made, are now in prison.
§ 64. Mr. N. Pannellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recommendations for deportation under the Commonwealth Immigrants Act have been made; what were the countries of origin of the offenders; how many recommendations he has confirmed; and what were the countries of origin of those in regard to whom he has confirmed the recommendations.
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§ 69. Mr. Pagetasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Commonwealth citizens are at present subject to deportation recommendations; how many of these are in prison; and for how long each has been in prison.
§ Mr. BrookeThe position, up to the evening of 24th July, is as follows. One hundred and nine recommendations for deportation have been notified to the Home Office. All except 9 are from magistrates' courts.
Fifty-six of those recommended are citizens of the Republic of Ireland. There are 18 from Jamaica, 10 from British Guiana, 8 from Trinidad and Tobago, 7 from the Leeward and Windward Islands, 2 each from Australia and Barbados, and 1 each from Canada, New Zealand, Malta, Hong Kong, Mauritius and Tanganyika.
Five persons have been deported, and I have signed deportation orders in 5 further oases. These 10 comprise 5 citizens of the Republic of Ireland, 1 Australian, 1 Barbadian, 1 Jamaican, 1 Maltese and 1 holder of a Hong Kong passport.
Of the remaining 99, 77 are serving sentences of imprisonment imposed by a court. It is my aim to reach my decision in each case before the offender's sentence is completed. Three persons are detained in mental hospitals under orders made under Section 60 of the Mental Health Act, 1959, by the court which also recommended deportation. In 6 cases the offender is not detained because the court directed release pending consideration of the recommendation. In 3 cases I have decided not to act on the court's recommendation. In 1 case I have released the offender on a restriction order.
Nine persons are detained in accordance with the provisions of the Second Schedule of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act. Four of these have been detained for less than a week, 4 for between eight and fourteen days, and 1 (an appellant) for sixteen day.