HC Deb 12 May 1976 vol 911 c182W
Mr. Tebbit

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied that either (a) the illegal immigration traffic into the United Kingdom has been stamped out or (b) the resources available to him and the penalties avail-vigilance has not relaxed this may indiable to the courts are adequate to ensure that it is ended.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

As I have indicated previously, all reasonable and practical measures are taken to prevent illegal entry, and these are kept under review and improved in the light of experience. Few attempts at illegal entry have been discovered in recent months and as our cate a reduction in the traffic, the extent of which is, I believe, often considerably exaggerated. I am satisfied that adequate resources and penalties are available to tackle this problem.