§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) Iraqis and (b) other persons of middle eastern origin were detained during the Gulf war as potential threats to national security; and how many were subsequently (i) deported, (ii) charged with any offence, (iii) released without charge and (iv) compensated. [14296]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 13 November 2001]: Sixty-eight Iraqis and nine Palestinians were detained as threats to national security during the Gulf war. No Iraqis or "people of middle-eastern origin" were deported, although a number of Iraqis left of their own accord on receipt of the Home Secretary's notice of intention to deport. None was charged with an offence. All were released without charge following the conclusion of the war.