§ Mr. Hilary BennTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to reach a decision on the application from Mrs. Lori Graham Strother Dixon of the Leeds, Central constituency for leave to extend her stay in the UK and permit her to take employment as a teacher. [158943]
§ Mrs. RocheAn application for leave to remain was received on 8 March but was returned to Mrs. Dixon as not all the necessary information and documents had been enclosed with the application. There is no trace, as yet, of the application having been returned to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate.
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many clandestine entrants into the United Kingdom were detected each month since 30 September 1999. [159122]
§ Mrs. RocheBetween 30 September 1999 and 31 March 2001 a total of 56,749 clandestines were detected. The table details these by month and category, i.e. On Entry or In Country:
Clandestines detected: Date On entry In country September 1999 382 2,152 October 1999 215 2,236 November 1999 180 1,848 December 1999 57 1,886 January 2000 210 2,084 February 2000 144 2,226 March 2000 195 2,328 April 2000 169 1,545 May 2000 204 1,583 June 2000 185 2,410 July 2000 86 2,567 August 2000 105 2,874 September 2000 88 4,154 October 2000 194 3,974 November 2000 99 4,692 December 2000 56 3,943 January 2001 82 5,203 February 2001 98 4,135 March 2001 78 4,346 It should be noted that while on-entry detections relate directly to the month in which they appear, in-country detections could relate to an individual who entered the United Kingdom sometime before detection.