§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigrants from the New Commonwealth and Pakistan have been recommended for deportation by the courts in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. RaisonThe number of people from the New Commonwealth and Pakistan recommended by a court for deportation in the last three years, is as follows:
New Commonwealth Pakistan 1979 389 31 1980 414 44 1981 333 40 1982 to 31 October 342 19
§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of cases for all nationalities where it was decided not to deport the subject of a recommendation by a court in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. RaisonThe information requested is as follows:
Year No. 1979 124 1980 126 1981 104 1982 to 31 October 83 The relevant court recommendations may have been made in earlier years.
§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of persons recommended by a court for deportation who are currently awaiting either a decision to deport or the completion of the arrangements for their deportation and who are in detention at the latest convenient date; and how many of 114W these are citizens of Commonwealth countries, other than Australia, Canada and New Zealand, or citizens of Pakistan.
§ Mr. RaisonOn 26 November there were 334 people detained following a recommendation for deportation by a court, in respect of whom a deportation order has been signed or whose deportation is under consideration. This figure includes persons who received custodial sentences and whose deportation cannot therefore be effected until their release date.
Of the total of 334, 183 were citizens of Commonwealth countries other than Australia, New Zealand and Canada; and 32 were citizens of Pakistan.
§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of persons of all nationalities who were deported following a recommendation of a court in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. RaisonThe information requested is as follows:
Year No. 1979 509 1980 616 1981 576 1982 to 31 October 429
§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department has issued any guidelines to the courts on recommendations for deportation since April 1981; and whether he has any plans to do so in the foreseeable future.
§ Mr. RaisonNo. We shall in due course be issuing circulars about the Criminal Justice Act 1982 which will, among other things, notify courts of the provisions in the Act relating to recommendations for deportation.