§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many clandestine illegal entrants have been discovered in vehicles arriving at United Kingdom ports in each month for the last 12 months for which figures are available. [121289]
§ Mrs. RocheInformation is recorded centrally on the numbers of persons issued with notice of illegal entry as clandestine entrants. Figures for April 1999 to March 2000 are given in the table. This information is collated by the date of issue of notice of illegal entry and does not contain details of the date of entry to the United Kingdom. The central record does not differentiate between those persons detected in vehicles at ports of entry and those persons whose clandestine entry came to light at a later stage.
Persons issued with notice of illegal entry as clandestine entrants, by month, April 1999 to March 20001 Number of persons 1999 April 750 May 1,110 June 960 July 1,330 August 2,055 September 2,150 October 2,240 November 1,850 December 1,885 2000 January 2,085 February 2,225 March 2,330 1 All data are provisional and rounded to 5
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the stowaways he witnessed being discovered at Dover on Wednesday 26 April(a) have claimed asylum and (b) remain in the UK. [121286]
§ Mr. StrawOf the nine individuals whose discovery I witnessed on 26 April, six are known to have claimed asylum and are still in the country. Information concerning the three others is not yet available to me but I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as it is.