§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many notices under the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act 1987 have been issued(a) in total since 1987 and (b) in each quarter since January; how much money has accrued as a result, how many such notices have been contested by airlines or shipping companies; and with what results.
§ Mr. Charles WardleAs at 31 May 1993, 51,279 notices had been issued to carriers since the Act came into force, and total receipts stood at £25.06 million. The number of notices issued in each quarter since January 1992 was as follows:
Quarter ending Numbers of notices 31 March 1992 1,954 30 June 1992 1,605 30 September 1992 2,355 31 December 1992 2,197 31 March 1993 1,608 A total of £7.91 million was received in payments during this period. Representations to local immigration service inspectors were made by carriers in 3,304 cases, and further representations to headquarters were made in 612 cases. A total of 1,296 charges were waived locally and 116 by headquarters during the same period.