Written question asked by Baroness Neville-Jones (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord West of Spithead (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 July 2008.

Deportation

Question: Since July 2006, how many deportation actions on grounds of national security and unacceptable behaviour to countries with which the United Kingdom has a memorandum of understanding have been successful; and how many have been unsuccessful.

Answer: Memoranda of understanding on deportation with assurances were signed with Jordan, Libya and Lebanon in 2005. Separate arrangements, set out in an exchange of letters in July 2006, apply in respect of Algeria. The Government are pursuing agreements regarding deportation with assurances with a number of countries. Identification of the parties would prejudice these negotiations. Copies of any agreements concluded will be placed in the Library in due course, as has been done previously. Since July 2006, no one has been deported to Jordan, Libya or Lebanon on grounds of either national security or unacceptable behaviour. Six men have been deported to Algeria since that date, all on national security grounds.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 4518; 703 c242-3WA
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Immigration: Deportation
Monday, 1 June 2009
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Deportation National security
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk