HC Deb 13 March 1991 vol 187 c509W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Iraqis and other nationals were taken into custody in Scotland in connection with events in the Gulf; and for how long each was detained.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Nineteen Iraqis were served with notices of intention to deport and taken into custody on 17 January in Scotland following the outbreak of hostilities in the Gulf. Three were released on 23 January when they made voluntary departure from the United Kingdom. One was released on 7 February, one on 13 February, two on 19 February and 12 on 8 March. No other nationals were detained in Scotland in connection with events in the Gulf.