§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many of those against whom action was commenced as illegal immigrants in (a) 1983, (b) 1984, (c) 1985 and (d) the first quarter of 1986 had signed statements admitting that they had entered the United Kingdom illegally by deception;
(2) how many of those against whom action was commenced as illegal immigrants in (a) 1983, (b) 1984, (c) 1985 and (d) the first quarter of 1986 had also overstayed a leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom;
(3) how many of those against whom action was commenced as illegal immigrants in (a) 1983, (b) 1984, (c) 1985 and (d) the first quarter of 1986 were detected as a result of each of the following (i) denunciatory letters, (ii) the INDECS system or manually held information from landing cards, (iii) routine checks on the Immigration Service Intelligence Unit, (iv) applications for variation of leave, (v) joint police-immigration service inquiries into alleged breaches of immigration control and (vi) joint police-immigration service inquiries into alleged criminal offences;
(4) how many of those against whom action was commenced as illegal immigrants in (a) 1983, (b) 1984, (c) 1985 and (d) the first quarter of 1986 had been in the United Kingdom for: (i) less than one year, (ii) between one and five years and (iii) over five years.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information is not readily available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those against whom 346W action was commenced as illegal entrants in (a) 1985 and (b) the first quarter of 1986 absconded from temporary admission.
§ Mr. WaddingtonIn 1985, 21 persons absconded having previously been served with notice that they were illegal entrants. The figure for the first quarter of 1986 was nil.
§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those against whom action was commenced as illegal entrants in (a) 1983, (b) 1984, (c) 1985 and (d) the first quarter of 1986 were alleged to have (i) entered clandestinely, (ii) entered in breach of a deportation order and (iii) exercised deception on entry, respectively.
§ Mr. WaddingtonAn entry may be unlawful for more than one reason. For example, a person may enter in breach of a deportation order by avoiding the controls or by presenting a forged passport making the definition of these categories unreliable for precise statistical purposes. The available information, however, indicates a breakdown along the following lines:
1984 1985 1986* (i)Clandestine entry 104 73 14 (ii)Entry in breach of a deportation order 61 67 17 (iii)Entry by deception 617 812 152 *First quarter only. Corresponding information is not available for 1983.
§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a breakdown by nationality of (a) people against whom action was commenced as illegal entrants in each of the following years; 1983, 1984, 1985 and the first quarter of 1986, (b) those detained in custody as a result of such action in those years and (c) those removed as illegal entrants or who subsequently departed voluntarily in those years.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information requested is not readily available for 1983. Information of the number of different nationalities involved for the other years specified is as follows. The information on detention relates to sole 347W Immigration Act detention at any time including brief detention in order to effect removal after a period of temporary release.
In 1984 action was initiated for illegal entry against the nationals of 76 countries. Of these, the nationals of 48 countries were detained solely under powers given in the Immigration Act 1971 and the nationals of 59 countries were either removed or made a voluntary departure. The corresponding figures for 1985 were 80, 61 and 71, respectively, and for the first quarter of 1986, 52, 40 and 49.