§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing the type of criminal offences committed by persons served with notice of decisions to make deportation orders under section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971, during 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. RaisonThe information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been served with notice of a decision to make a deportation order under section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 while detained under powers conferred by schedule 2 to the Act, during 1979, 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. RaisonThe total number of persons served with a notice of intention to make a deportation order under section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 is as follows: 124W
Numbers 1979 98 1980 66 1981 124 Information about the numbers of these persons who were detained under the powers of schedule 2 to the Act is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appeals were lodged during 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively, by persons whom it had been decided to deport under section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971; and how many such appeals were allowed, dismissed, or withdrawn.
§ Mr. RaisonI regret that the information for 1978 is not readily available. The information for the years 1979, 1980 and 1981, which has been provided by the appellate authorities, is as follows:
Total appeals referred to appellate authorities Allowed Dismissed Withdrawn 1979 60 6 40 14 1980 76 11 41 21 1981 50 9 34 15 Some of the appeals disposed of during one year will have been referred to the appellate authorities in an earlier year.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions during 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively, decisions were made to depot persons under section 3(5)(b) of the immigration Act 1971 by country of origin.
§ Mr. Raison:The information requested is as follows:—
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Deporation Orders Signed Under Section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 by Country of Origin Country 1978 1979 1980 1981 Algeria 1 1 — — Antigua — 1 — — Argentina 1 — — — Australia 1 1 3 — Bangladesh — — 1 1 Belgium — — — 3 Brazil 1 — — — Cameroons — 2 — — Canada 1 1 1 4 Chile — 2 — — Colombia — — 2 — Cyprus — — 3 — Denmark — 1 1 — Egypt 6 8 3 4 France 2 2 1 4 Gambia — — — 2 Germany 2 3 2 2 Ghana — 4 1 7 Greece 1 — — — Hong Kong — 1 2 1 India 2 2 4 5 Iran 1 4 1 12 Iraq 1 — — 2 Republic of Ireland 2 8 18 18 Israel — 2 — 1 Italy 2 5 2 6 Jamaica — 4 — 7 Jordan — — 2 — Kenya 1 1 1 —
Country 1978 1979 1980 1981 Lebanon — 1 — 3 Libya — — — 1 Malaysia — 4 3 5 Mauritius 1 — 1 1 Morocco 3 2 2 1 Nepal — — 1 — Netherlands — — — 4 New Zealand 1 4 5 1 Nigeria 1 4 9 6 Norway — 1 — — Oman — 1 — — Pakistan 7 8 9 10 Peru 1 1 — 2 Philippines — 1 — 1 Poland 3 — 1 1 Portugal — — 1 2 Singapore — — — 3 Spain 2 4 4 4 South Africa 4 1 1 3 Sri Lanka — — 3 — Sudan — 2 — — Thailand — — — 1 Tunisia — 1 — — Turkey 3 2 1 2 USA 1 10 6 7 W.I. Ass States — 1 — 1 Yugoslavia — 1 — 1 Zambia — — 1 — Zimbabwe — — 1 1 Doubtful 1 — — — Others 4 — — — Total 57 102 97 140