HC Deb 17 January 2000 vol 342 c318W
Mr. Jenkins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of illegal immigrants who arrived in the UK concealed in lorries in 1999. [104186]

Mrs. Roche

During the period January to November 1999, the Immigration Service dealt with 14,612 cases of illegal entrants. This figure comprises all those who have concealed themselves in vehicles (including lorries) or who have otherwise avoided the control. Separate figures for those concealed in lorries are not available.