HL Deb 06 November 1979 vol 402 cc806-7WA
Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

  1. (a) how many persons were granted temporary admission at each of the terminals at Heathrow Airport in the second and third quarters of 1979, and how many absconded;
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  3. (b) how many persons were detained in the Queen's Building and at Harmondsworth Detention Centre in the third quarter of 1979; and
  4. (c) how many persons seeking admission at Heathrow Airport were refused admission in each month of 1978 and 1979, to the latest available date.

The PARLIAMENTARY UNDERSECRETARY of STATE, HOME OFFICE (Lord Belstead)

Comprehensive information for the third quarter is not yet available. The information available is as follows:

(a) Persons granted temporary admission at Heathrow Airport
Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Terminal 3
1979
2nd Quarter … 65 81 713
3rd Quarter … 206 Not available 632

Persons absconding to date
Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Terminal 3
1979
2nd Quarter … 0 3 8
3rd Quarter … 0 7 14

(b) The number of persons detained in Queen's Building in the third quarter of 1979 was 1,850, and for the same period at Harmondsworth was 1,846.

(c) Number of refusals of persons seeking admission at Heathrow Airport.

1978 1979
January 545 904
February 456 599
March 484 668
April … 493 655
May … 585738
June … 554 816
July … 673 878
August 710 1,211
September 817
October 847
November 736
December 890