Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 22 March 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 March 1999. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 29 March 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons were arrested under the provisions of Schedule 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 in the last year for which figures are available. - Includes figures and fact that information on the number of people arrested under the provisions of Schedule 2 is not collected centrally.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were arrested under the provisions of Schedule 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 in the last year for which figures are available. [78655] Mr. Mike O'Brien: Information on the number of people arrested under the provisions of Schedule 2 is not collected centrally. Provisional figures for 1998 indicate that 27,600 passengers were refused leave to enter and removed, 16,460 illegal entrants were detected and 3,920 people were served with a notice of intention to deport for overstaying or breaching conditions. However, by no means all of these would have been arrested under Schedule 2. Some would have come to light as the result of an application for leave to enter or remain, others may have come to light after being arrested in connection with other matters.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 328 c546W; 78655
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Detainees Arrests Deportation Immigration controls Undocumented migrants
Legislation: Immigration Act 1971
Contains statistics: Yes