§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants have to date come forward to take advantage of the Government's amnesty; and how many it is estimated might still be eligible for such amnesty.
§ Dr. SummerskillBetween 11th April 1974 and 31st January 1978, 2,456 people had applied to benefit under the terms of the announcements of 11th April 1974 and 29th November 1977. Of these, 2,353 applied under the former announcement and 103 under the latter. So far, 1,709 have been found eligible to benefit and 599 ineligible.
It is not possible to make a reliable estimate of the number of illegal entrants who might still be eligible to benefit under these announcements. The arrangements which apply to those who entered this country illegally before 1st January 1973 terminate at the end of 1978.