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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Monday, 21 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 March 2005. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Thursday, 17 March 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been deported for carrying tuberculosis in each year since 1997.
Answer

Figures for the number of people removed or deported from the United Kingdom are published regularly and are available from the Home Office website www.homeoffice.gov.uk. However, it is not possible to identify from the data how many are refused entry or deported because of health reasons.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c396-7W;432 c394-5W; 217743
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Immigration controls Migrants Screening Tuberculosis
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk