§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the three Malaysian citizens who landed at Harwich with a car load of heroin were allowed to enter Great Britain; and whether, on completion of, or before their sentence is concluded, he will arrange for these persons to be deported to their native land, thus saving the British taxpayers the estimated costs of £185 per week to keep them in prison.
§ Mr. RaisonThe case which I think the hon. Member has in mind concerns three citizens of Malaysia who arrived at London Airport on 10 September 1978 and were given leave to enter the United Kingdom as visitors. The men were later arrested after two vehicles in which heroin had been concealed had been collected from the Royal Albert docks in London. In sentencing them to long terms of imprisonment, the court made no recommendations for their deportation. The question whether they should nevertheless be deported when they are released will be considered.