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Written question asked by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 May 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 May 2007. It was answered by Joan Ryan (Labour) on Monday, 25 June 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.


Illegal Immigrants: Identity Cards

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of illegal immigrants who are likely to be detected each year as a result of the introduction of the identity cards scheme.
Answer

Although no such estimates have yet been made, one of the statutory purposes of the identity cards scheme is to provide a secure and reliable method of identifying people resident in the United Kingdom, where that is in the public interest, including for the purposes of the enforcement of immigration controls, and this will act as a major deterrent to potential illegal migrants.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
136991; 462 c309W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Identity cards Undocumented migrants
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk