§ Mr. David EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were removed from the United Kingdom in 1988 as a result of immigration enforcement powers; and what was the figure five years ago.
§ Mr. RentonIn 1988, a total of 3,046 persons were removed from the United Kingdom under the enforcement powers in the Immigration Act 1971, either as illegal entrants or under the deportation process. The corresponding figure for 1983 was 1,196. More detailed information is published in tables 23 and 24 of the Home Office Command Paper "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom 1988" (Cm. 726), a copy of which is in the Library.