Immigration (Hansard, 6 February 1989)

§ Mr. Holland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish details of the number of port refusals made at each of the major ports of entry, by week for the months of October, November and December 1988 and the first three weeks of January 1989.
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§ Mr. Renton
The figures for those initially refused entry at the major ports are given in the table:

Refusals at the Major Ports

Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Terminal 3 Terminal 4 Gatwick South Gatwick North Dover Total

Week ending

8 October 1988 37 88 69 76 47 27 99 443

15 October 1988 44 86 72 87 73 22 73 457

22 October 1988 41 71 51 65 53 21 73 375

29 October 1988 34 93 61 72 34 28 61 383

5 November 1988 40 83 49 57 48 25 75 377

12 November 1988 31 82 88 53 56 30 58 398

19 November 1988 35 86 61 52 45 24 45 348

26 November 1988 27 78 57 69 49 30 55 365

3 December 1988 33 74 82 48 45 26 39 347

10 December 1988 39 86 58 63 50 35 44 375

17 December 1988 46 88 70 42 46 32 62 386

Fortnight ending

Week ending

31 December 1988 113 224 143 131 175 82 198 1,066

7 January 1989 51 72 54 26 62 31 46 342

14 January 1989 28 88 37 25 63 41 46 328

21 January 1989 26 87 48 22 59 28 46 316

Total 625 1,386 1,000 888 905 482 1,020 6,306

§ Mr. Holland
To ask the Secretary of State for the' Home Department whether he will publish details of(a)the number of deferrals of removal requested by hon. Members of this House and (b) the number granted, by week for the months of October, November and December 1988, and the first three weeks of January

§ Mr. Renton
Details of the number of deferrals of removal granted in the months of October, November and December 1988 are as follows:

Number

October 175

November 153

December 150

Weekly totals for this period are not readily available. There are no central records of the number of deferrals of removal requested by hon. Members during this period.
As to the number of requests for deferral of removal in the first three weeks of January 1989, I refer the hon. Member to my reply of 16 January to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Darling) at column 6.

Refusals at the Major Ports
	Terminal 1	Terminal 2	Terminal 3	Terminal 4	Gatwick South	Gatwick North	Dover	Total
Week ending
8 October 1988	37	88	69	76	47	27	99	443
15 October 1988	44	86	72	87	73	22	73	457
22 October 1988	41	71	51	65	53	21	73	375
29 October 1988	34	93	61	72	34	28	61	383
5 November 1988	40	83	49	57	48	25	75	377
12 November 1988	31	82	88	53	56	30	58	398
19 November 1988	35	86	61	52	45	24	45	348
26 November 1988	27	78	57	69	49	30	55	365
3 December 1988	33	74	82	48	45	26	39	347
10 December 1988	39	86	58	63	50	35	44	375
17 December 1988	46	88	70	42	46	32	62	386
Fortnight ending
Week ending
31 December 1988	113	224	143	131	175	82	198	1,066
7 January 1989	51	72	54	26	62	31	46	342
14 January 1989	28	88	37	25	63	41	46	328
21 January 1989	26	87	48	22	59	28	46	316
Total	625	1,386	1,000	888	905	482	1,020	6,306