HL Deb 10 December 1981 vol 425 cc1501-2WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many of the 803 persons against whom deportation orders were made under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1971 following a court recommendation, and of the 1,665 persons against whom deportation orders were made under Section 3(5) of that Act following a decision by the Secretary of State respectively in 1980 were held in custody under Schedule 2 to that Act, and what was the total number of person/years imprisonment arising from the use of Schedule 2 powers for these purposes.

Lord Belstead

I regret that the information requested is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.