§ Mr. Arthur Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish figures showing the annual number of deportations from the United Kingdom for each of the past 10 years, excluding cases under the Prevention of Terrorism Act; and if he will indicate the status of and nationality of those deported and the countries to which they have been sent.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe available figures under immigration legislation are for deportation orders made and are as follows:
DEPORTATION ORDERS MADE 1967 … … … … 335 1968 … … … … 361 1969 … … … … 488 1970 … … … … 513 1971 … … … … 519 1972 … … … … 510 1973 … … … … 485 1974 … … … … 427 1975 … … … … 545 1976 … … … … 788 The information sought in the second part of the Question could not be provided without disproportionate cost.