HC Deb 27 February 1995 vol 255 c408W
Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list by European Union member state the most recent estimate of illegal immigrants living in that member state.

Mr. Nicholas Baker

There are no official data on the numbers of illegal immigrants in EU member states, because, by its very nature, illegal immigration is very difficult to measure and any estimates, including any for the United Kingdom, would be highly speculative.