Written question asked by John Townend (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 April 2000. It was answered by Barbara Roche (Labour) on Thursday, 6 April 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders were made in 1999; and how many have been carried out. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Townend: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deportation orders were made in 1999; and how many have been carried out. [117218] Mrs. Roche: Provisional data indicate that 610 deportation orders were signed and 510 were enforced during 1999. It should be noted that a deportation order enforced in one year may have been signed in an earlier year. Deportation orders may not be immediately enforceable for legal reasons or because of other barriers to removal such as inadequate documentation. There are also cases where a deportation order has been signed but it is later decided that deportation is no longer appropriate.

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