Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 November 2009. It was answered by Phil Woolas (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.

Illegal Immigrants: Ports

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants were detected at the (a) Hull, (b) Dover, (c) Portsmouth and (d) Southampton port of entry in the last six months for which figures are available.

Answer: In the period April 2009 to September 2009 inclusive, the UKBA Border Force north region served illegal entry papers to 1,866 entrants, of which 571 were clandestine entrants. This answer relates to illegal immigrants detected within the north region of the UKBA Border Force, which includes Hull.In the same period, the UKBA Border Force south region served illegal entry papers to 2,957 entrants, of which 2,715 were clandestine entrants. This answer relates to illegal immigrants detected within the south region which includes Dover, Portsmouth and Southampton.

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