HC Deb 17 February 1982 vol 18 cc129-30W
Mr. Soley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions during 1981 it was found necessary to deport or remove persons under medical escort.

Mr. Raison

Information about persons deported or removed as illegal entrants under medical escort is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

On two occasions in 1981 medical escorts were used in repatriating persons under section 90 of the Mental Health Act 1959.