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Written question asked by Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 June 1997. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Thursday, 19 June 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office

Question
How many people are currently being detained in Her Majesty's Prisons under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1986, having entered the United Kingdom with false documents; how many of those have entered the United Kingdom as transit passengers on their way to a third country; and how many have applied for asylum in the United Kingdom. - Not held centrally.
Answer

Dr. Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are currently being detained in Her Majesty's Prisons under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1986, having entered the United Kingdom with false documents; how many of those have entered the United Kingdom as transit passengers on their way to a third country; and how many have applied for asylum in the United Kingdom. [3982] Mr. Mike O'Brien: I regret that the information requested is not held centrally.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3982; 296 c245W;296 c247W
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Detainees Forgery Undocumented migrants Migrants Prisons
Contains statistics
Yes