§ 6. Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the efforts made by the police and others to combat illegal immigration.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe Immigration Service and the police are constantly on the alert to prevent illegal entry. I am satisfied that they take all reasonable and practicable measures to this end, but the measures are kept under review and may be adjusted in the light of experience.
§ 27. Mr. Molloyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the number of illegal immigrants to the United Kingdom for 1975; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsIt is not possible, and cannot by its nature be possible, to say how many persons entered the country illegally in any given period. The number who applied for amnesty under the limited arrangements announced in April 1974 was, however, up to 31st December 1975 only 1,855, many times less than most of the estimates put forward at the time.