§ Mr. Wickendenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department under what authority immigration officers inspect the passports of those leaving the United Kingdom; and if he will publish the text of the authority in the Official Report.
§ Mr. RaisonParagraph 3(1) of schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 provides that an immigration officer may examine any person who is embarking or seeking to embark in the United Kingdom for the purpose of determining whether he is patrial and, if he is not, for the purpose of establishing his identity. Paragraph 4(2) of that schedule requires a passenger so examined to produce, if so required by the immigration officer, either a valid passport, with a photograph, or some other document satisfactorily establishing his identity and nationality or citizenship.