Written question asked by Baroness Neville-Jones (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord West of Spithead (Labour) on Monday, 1 June 2009.

Immigration: Deportation

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deportation actions on grounds of (a) national security, and (b) unacceptable behaviour, to countrieswith which the United Kingdom has a memorandum of understanding have been successful since September 2001; and how many have been unsuccessful.

Answer: Memoranda of understanding on deportation with assurances have been signed with Jordan, Libya and Lebanon (all in 2005) and with Ethiopia (in 2008). 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. However, as I explained in my previous reply (22 July 2008, WA 243), identification of the parties would prejudice these negotiations. Copies of any further agreements concluded will be placed in the Library in due course. No one has been deported to Jordan, Libya, Lebanon or Ethiopia on grounds of national security during the period for which information is sought. Over the same period, eight men have been deported to Algeria on national security grounds. There are 14 cases where a proposed deportation to one of these five countries on national security grounds has been discontinued. Twelve cases are at various stages in the appeal process, including one where the person concerned has applied to the European Court of Human Rights. To date, we have not sought to deport anyone to any of these five countries on grounds of unacceptable behaviour.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3571; 711 c42-3WA
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Immigration: Deportation
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