HL Deb 19 July 1979 vol 401 cc1615-6WA
Lord BROCKWAY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether insertions are made by immigration officers on immigrants' passports recording a secret code of information or suspicions about the holders, and if so, whether instructions will be given to stop this practice.

The PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE, HOME OFFICE (Lord Belstead)

The endorsements used in passports by immigration officers are valuable in preventing evasion

Number detained in Queen's
Year Quarter Building at Harmondsworth Totals
1977 Jan.—March 1,759 572 2,331
April—June 1,926 771 2,697
July—Sept. 2,112 1,177 3,289
Oct.—Dec. 1,771 1,247 3,018
TOTALS 7,568 3,767 11,335
1978 Jan.—March 1,743 816 2,559
April—June 1,973 1,186 3,159
July—Sept. 2,087 1,560 3,647
Oct.—Dec. 2,050 1,566 3,616
TOTALS 7,853 5,128 12,981
1979 Jan.—March 1,494 1,309 2,803
April—June 1,411 1,363 2,774
TOTALS 2,905 2,672 5,577
TEMPORARY ADMISSIONS
Year London Airport Terminal Number Temporarily Admitted Number Absconded
1977 1: 276 4
2: 258 7
3: 1,412 9
TOTALS 1.946 20
1978 1: 359 2
2: 384 11
3: 2,089 21
TOTALS 2,832 34
1979 1: 119 Nil
Figures of temporary admission in the second quarter of 1979 are not yet available. 2: 130 2
3: 624 4
TOTALS 873 6

of the control and my right honourable friend has no intention of ending their use.