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Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 16 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 January 1999. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Thursday, 14 January 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants who arrived at Poole Ferry Port have been refused entry and removed from the UK within seven days of arrival in each of the last 12 months. - Includes table of available figures.
Answer

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants who arrived at Poole Ferry Port have been refused entry and removed from the UK within seven days of arrival in each of the last 12 months. [64751] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The available information on the numbers of persons removed or departing voluntarily within seven days of being issued with a notice of illegal entry by immigration officials at Poole, between 1 July 1997 and 30 June 1998 is given in the table. Persons removed or departing voluntarily within 7 days of being issued with a notice of illegal entry by immigration officials at Poole, 1 July 1997 and to 30 June 1998 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of persons July 1997 {1}-- August 1997 0 September 1997 0 October 1997 4 November 1997 {1}-- December 1997 0 January 1998 0 February 1998 0 March 1998 0 April 1998 0 May 1998 0 June 1998 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} represents 1 or 2

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
64751; 323 c276-7W
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Deportation Undocumented migrants Poole
Contains statistics
Yes