HL Deb 07 March 2003 vol 645 cc139-40WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many trafficked persons were deported to their countries of origin from the United Kingdom in each of the past three years; and whether they can state the percentage of those who are women and list the countries. [HL1896]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin)

This information is not collected centrally, and could be obtained only by examining the individual case files of every person removed under Immigration Act powers over the period in question.

Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any prosecutions of traffickers have been brought under sections 145 and 146 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002; and, if so, how many convictions were obtained. [HL1897]

Lord Filkin

The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act received Royal Assent in November last year, and sections 145 and 146 came into force on 10 February 2003. Data on numbers of prosecutions under these sections will be collected in the usual way and published in Home Office Criminal Statistics. Given that the powers came into effect very recently there is not any information yet held centrally about numbers of prosecutions.