HC Deb 22 May 1975 vol 892 cc539-45W
Mr. Stanbrook

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were repatriated at public expense, as illegal immigrants, following deportation

I. ILLEGAL ENTRANTS
A. Commonwealth citizens removed
Country or territory issuing passport 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Totals
Bangladesh 7 7
Cyprus 1 1 2
Gambia 1 1
Ghana 1 1
Guyana 1 1
India 13 20 47 38 49 65 84 316
Mauritius 1 4 1 6
New Zealand 2 2 4
Nigeria 3 3
Pakistan* 16 11 47 38 8 33 153
Sierra Leone 1 1
Trinidad and Tobago 1 1
Totals 29 31 94 76 59 114 93 496
Notes:
* (1) Citizens of Pakistan ceased to be Commonwealth citizens from 1st September 1973.
(2) Before the coming into force of Section 3 of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 a Commonwealth citizen who entered the United Kingdom without examination by an immigration officer did not enter illegally unless a refusal of admission was in force in relation to him.
B. Foreign nationals removed
Nationals of 1973 1974
Algeria 2
Austria 1
Bolivia 1
Denmark 1
France 2
Italy 1
Japan 1
Mali 1
Mauritania 1
Morocco 1
Pakistan* 44 35
Poland 1
Senegal 1
Spain 1 1
Sweden 1
Turkey 1
United States of America 1 1
Nationality unknown 3 2
Totals 58 46
Note:
(3) Figures for foreign nationals removed as illegal entrants before 1973 are not available.
C. Entry certificates authorised for the return of persons removed as illegal entrants
Citizens of India 6
Citizens of Pakistan 15

orders, and under the provisions of Section 29 of the Immigration Act 1971, respectively, for each of the years 1965 to 1974, indicating the receiving countries in each case and the numbers of those who have returned to this country, where appropriate.

Mr. Alexander W. Lyon

Following is the information available:

II. DEPORTATION ORDERS MADE
A. Commonwealth citizens
Country or territory issuing passport 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Total
Australia 4 6 4 1 6(1) 4 2 6 6(1) 39(2)
Bangladesh 3 3
Barbados 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 12
Bermuda 1 2 1 1 5
Canada 2 4 3 4 4 8 4 5 9 43
Cyprus 10 4 5 9 18 28 21 44 72(1) 34(1) 245(2)
Ghana 5 4 8 5 9 11 23 40 105
Gibraltar 1 1 1 1 2 1 7
Guyana 6 8 2 3 3 3 6 3 3 37
Hong Kong 1 1 1 1 5 9
India 2 3 7 19 79 61 73 62 60 39 405
Jamaica 40 26 11 12 10 9 11 2 5 1 127
Kenya 1 1 1 3 1 7
Malawi 1 1
Malaysia 2 1 1 4 4 3 15
Malta 4 6 7 6 4 6 5 1 4 2 45
Mauritius 3 3 5 16 32 28 12 18(1) 117(1)
New Zealand 1 1 1 1 4
Nigeria 5 3 4 4 20 18 18 13 14 26 125
Pakistan 8 10 10 24 26 59 48 39 25 249
Sierra Leone 1 2 8 2 4(1) 8(1) 25(2)
Singapore 1 1
Sri Lanka 2 2 7 4 7 2 24
Tanzania 2 2 1 5 10
Trinidad and Tobago 6 4 4 2 3 2 2 2 6 3 34
Uganda 2 1 3
Other Commonwealth 8 8 3 4 2 5 3 3 1 1 38
TOTAL 95 82 72 100 192 233(1) 55 237 258(2) 211(4) 1,735(7)
B. Citizens of the Republic of Ireland
Country or territory issuing passport 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Total
Irish Republic 161 171(1) 183(10) 177(6) 200(6) 142(6) 116(1) 122(4) 59(39) 46(45) 1,377(118)
Note: Figures in brackets are for persons who having been deported returned while the deportation order was in force and were deported again.
C Foreign nationals
Country or territory issuing passport 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Total
Algeria 7(2) 5 12(2)
Argentina 1 1 1 2 2 2 9
Austria 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 18
Belgium 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 —(1) 13(1)
Brazil 2 1 1 1 5
Chile 3 3 3 1 6(1) 16(1)
Colombia 3 2 4 —(2) 4 13(2)
Denmark 1 4 2 7
Egypt 1 1 1 3 6
Finland 1 2 1 4
France 10 6 4 6 9 7 9 8 9 6 74
Germany 3 9 13 15 10 12 17 5 14 10(2) 108(2)
Greece 2 2 2 3 5 2 5 3 1 25
Hungary 1 1
Iran 3 2 1 3 1 3 5 3 3 4 28
Iraq 1 2 1 2 1 7
Israel 1 5 1 3 2 3 15
Italy 5 7 8 2 9 7 11 7 15 9 80
Libya 2 2 4
Morocco 7 4 11
Netherlands 2 6 4 2 3 1 3 2 2 5 30
Norway 1 2 1 4
Pakistan 29 40 69
Peru 5 1 1 3 10
Poland 1 1 2
Portugal 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 19
South Africa 5 6 3 4 4 4 7 4 37
Spain 4 1 4 10 14 10 10 4 4(2) 11 72(2)
Sweden 2 2 1 5
Switzerland 1 1 1 1 1 5
Turkey 1 2 3 2 12 5 16 8 4(1) 53(1)
United States of America 15 4 17 9 13 29 31 24 20 20 182
Uruguay 2 1 3 3 1 1 11
Venezuela 2 1 1 2 2 1 3(1) 12(1)
Yugoslavia 1 1 4 6 4 2 3(1) 3 24(1)
Doubtful 4 2 2 9 1 18
Others 2 3 6 12 6 9 24 31 14 11(1) 118(1)
TOTAL 69 55 80 84 96 137 137 131 168(7) 170(7) 1,127(14)
Note: Figures in brackets are for persons who having been deported returned white the deportation order was in force and were deported again

III. REPATRIATION UNDER SECTION 29 OF THE IMMIGRATION ACT 1971
Country of destination April 1972 to March 1973 April 1973 to March 1974 April 1974 to December 1974
Jamaica 42 94 60
Nigeria 36 89 45
Others 37 57 31
Total 115 240 136
Two persons are known to have returned in 1973 and five in 1974