HC Deb 27 November 1975 vol 901 cc235-6W
20. Mr. Scott-Hopkins

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why Mr. Keane, an Irish immigrant who is receiving £67 per week in Social Security benefits, has not been deported to Eire as an undesirable in view of his inability to support himself and his family in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Alexander W. Lyon

The deportation of a citizen of the Republic of Ireland is governed by the provisions of the Immigration Act 1971, which does not allow for deportation in the circumstances suggested.

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