HC Deb 21 March 2001 vol 365 cc217-8W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women have been deported in each of the last three years for (i) criminal and (ii) immigration offences; and if he will make a statement. [154459]

Mrs. Roche

The requested information on the number of persons deported in each of the last three years for criminal and immigration offences is shown in the table. Information on the gender of those persons removed is not held centrally and could be obtained only by examining individual case files.

Persons removed from criminal and immigration offences 1998–20001.2
1998 19993 20003
Criminal offences
Conducive to the public good4 115 115 5
Following court recommendation6 240 250 5
Immigration offences
Breaches of Conditions of leave to enter and remain7 1,350 790 5
Deportation of family members8 15 9 5
Total1 1,720 1,170 1,705
1Includes voluntary departures
2Under the provisions of section 3(5) and 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1971
33 Data are provisional
44 Under section 3(5)(b) of the Immigrati, in Act 1971. This may include instances of deportation where the) e was no conviction of a criminal offence
5 Not available
6 Under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1971
7 Under section 3(5)(a) of the Immigration Act 1971
8 Under section 3(5)(c) of the Immigration Act 1971
1 Less than 5

Note:

All figures rounded to the nearest five

Number of persons convicted at all courts and sentenced to a term of imprisonment1 for offences relating to animal cruelty, England and Wales 1997–99
1997 1998 1999
Offence Convictions Of which sentenced to a term of imprisonment Convictions Of which sentenced to a term of imprisonment Convictions Of which sentenced to a term of imprisonment
Protection of Animals Act, 1911 (as amended) 867 45 887 56 825 55
Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Sec 8 8 2 1
Protection of Animals Act, 1934 4 4
Docking and Necking of Horses Act, 1949
Pet Animals Act, 1951 4 6 9
Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act, 1954 30 3 19 3 21 1
Animal Health Act, 1981, Secs 40–42, 46 and 49 and Orders made under Secs 8, 9, 37, 38, 39 and 43 57 62 34
Slaughterhouses Act, 1974 2 4
Abandonment of Animals Act, 1960, Sec 1 21 26 1 12
Animals (Cruel Poisons) Act, 1962 1
Animal Boarding Establishments Act, 1963 2 5 6
Riding Establishments Acts, 1964 and 1970 1
Slaughter of Poultry Act, 1967 3 15 1 7