§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners currently in the United Kingdom are expected to be deported on completion of their prison sentence; and how many of these had deportation orders added to their sentence without the recommendation of a court. [56063]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienReliable information on those persons currently serving a prison sentence who may be liable to, or are subject to, deportation action can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The available information, relating to persons recommended for deportation by a court, and to persons issued with notices of intention to deport on grounds conducive to the public good following conviction for a criminal offence, is given in the table. 121W
Deportation recommended by a court1 or on grounds conducive to the public good2 following conviction for a criminal offence,1994–19983 Number of persons 1994 1995 1996 19974 19984,5 Court recommendations made1 350 390 370 360 170 Notices of intention to deport—on grounds conducive to the public good following a criminal conviction2 120 80 120 90 50 1 Under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1971 2 Under section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 3 Data are rounded 4 1997 and 1998 data are provisional 5 1998 data are for 1 January to 30 June only