§ Keith VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were removed by his Department in November. [85526]
§ Beverley HughesI regret that information on the number of people removed under Immigration Act powers in November 2002 is not yet available. Figures for total removals will be published in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom 2002", which is due for publication in August 2003.
Monthly statistics showing the number of asylum removals are available from the Home Office quarterly asylum statistics bulletin. Figures for November will be available in "Asylum Statistics: 4th Quarter 2002, United Kingdom", which is scheduled for publication in February 2003.