§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases his Department has on record where a man recommended for deportation from the United Kingdom has subsequently evaded that decision by marrying a woman born in the United Kingdom who would have had to follow him to his country of origin to maintain the marriage.
§ Mr. RaisonI regret that the information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men from the New Commonwealth, recommended for deportation by the authorities, have subsequently been allowed to remain as a result of an appeal decision, or as a result of a ministerial decision, over the past five years.
§ Mr. RaisonInformation in the form requested is not readily available. Information about recommendations for deportation under the Immigration Act 1971 in respect of all Commonwealth citizens is as follows:
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Court Recommendations 496 417 404 437 350 Successful Appeals to the courts 8 22 26 22 14 Deportation orders made 329 246 250 288 326 Deportation orders enforced 246 223 196 232 265 Decisions not to deport 89 54 69 44 40 Note: The total number of court recommendations in any given year does not coincide with the number of deportation orders made and enforced in that year, as, in many cases, a prison sentence is served before the deportation is effected.