HC Deb 22 November 2001 vol 375 c441W
Mr. Cameron

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people his Department has sought to have deported from the United Kingdom on national security grounds, broken down by the country to which they are being deported; and if he will indicate the proportion of those successfully deported in the last 12 months. [15872]

Angela Eagle

There have been no deportations from the United Kingdom on the ground of national security in the past 12 months. However, 25 individuals have been excluded from entering the United Kingdom on the ground that their presence here would not be conductive to the public good on national security grounds. The Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Bill contains provision for suspected terrorists to be arrested and detained indefinitely if they cannot be sent back to their own country or to a safe third country.

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