HC Deb 09 April 1981 vol 2 c315W
Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many work permit holders, or former work permit holders, currently are having their immigration status investigated because of suspected irregularities in the references originally supplied in support of their work permit applications; and how many of them came to the United Kingdom from the Philippines;

(2) how many work permit holders, or former work permit holders, had their immigration status investigated in each of the last three years because of suspected irregularities in the references originally supplied in support of their work permit applications; how many (a) have been allowed to remain, (b) have been identified as illegal entrants and are no longer in the United Kingdom, (c) have been identified as illegal entrants and not yet asked to leave the United Kingdom and (d) are awaiting a decision regarding their status; and if he will break down all the above figures into the number which came to the United Kingdom from the Philippines, and others.

Mr. Raison

Statistical information about people dealt with as illegal entrants, which includes people who gained entry by means of a work permit obtained by deception, is published annually in the "Control of Immigration Statistics". This information does not, however, identify nationalities or give details of the types of illegal entry involved.

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