HC Deb 18 May 1990 vol 172 cc556-7W
Mr. Marlow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arriving persons at United Kingdom points of entry have been allowed to go to

Number of passengers (a) granted temporary admission and (b) who absconded
Number of passengers granted temporary admission
Year pending further examination After being refused entry Total Total number of passengers who absconded1
1985 26,746 26,595 3 388
1986 12,414 10,757 3 1,161
1987 3 3 7,517 821
1988 3 3 8,692 401
1989 3 3 13,744 475
Year ending 31 March 1990 3 3 14,870 488
1 Includes passengers who absconded from the control, temporary admission and detention.
2 For April to December. Comprehensive data are not available for the first three months of 1985.
3 Not available.

The temporary admission figures for 1985 and 1986 were on a different basis from those for later years. Figures for 1985 and 1986 separately identified those granted temporary admission pending further examination, from those granted temporary admission after being refused entry, with the result that those granted temporary admission under both circumstances were counted twice. In subsequent years those granted temporary admission under both circumstances have been counted once only.