§ Ms Jenny JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what checks were made on personnel who have entered the UK with Mike Tyson with regard to establishing previous convictions for serious offences; [127398]
(2) who entered the UK accompanying Mike Tyson [127476]
§ Mr. StrawMike Tyson was accompanied on his flight to the United Kingdom by his manager and two trainers.
The personnel accompanying Mike Tyson were treated in accordance with current immigration procedures. Under these, arriving passengers are not routinely questioned at ports of entry to establish whether they have criminal records. Where there is reason to believe that someone has a criminal record hitherto unknown to the Immigration Service, further examination would take place to establish whether there were grounds for refusing entry to that person.