Written question asked by Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 14 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2005. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 16 January 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.
Aliens (Removal)
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the feasibility of removing all those individuals in the country who do not have leave to remain but who have not yet had removal action taken against them.
- Answer
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We have not carried out an assessment on whether it is feasible to remove all those individuals in the country who do not have leave to remain but who have not yet had removal action taken against them.No Government have ever been able to produce an accurate estimate for the number of people who remain in the country illegally. A number will have entered unlawfully and go to considerable lengths to remain undetected, others leave without informing the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND), and it is therefore impossible to quantify accurately.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 38501; 441 c1096-7W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Deportation Undocumented migrants Foreign nationals
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