HC Deb 23 March 1977 vol 928 cc540-1W
Mr. Adley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many instances in the last 20 years aliens have not been deported following representations against deportations being made when his Department has recommended deportation.

Dr. Summerskill

This information is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Adley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all those aliens who have been deported from Great Britain in the last six years, indicating in each case whether or not representations have been received from the Embassy or United Kingdom-based representative of the Government of the deported alien.

Dr. Summerskill

The information requested in the latter part of the Question could be provided only at disproportionate cost, nor would I think it appropriate to publish lists of names of persons deported from the United Kingdom. Representations of the kind mentioned are, in the Department's experience, rare.

Mr. Adley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many aliens have been deported from Great Britain for each of the last 20 years.

Dr. Summerskill

The information for all the years in question is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

The numbers of foreign nationals deported from the United Kingdom in each year since the Immigration Act 1971 came into force on 1st January 1973 are as follows:

1973 147
1974 159
1975 208
1976 291