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Proceeding contribution from Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 1 April 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL].

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

My Lords, we have always thought that it was around 1,000, but I believe that the Home Office has estimated that it is a few thousand. No one really knows the number because there has been no census or poll of the people concerned and, obviously, not all of them would wish to take advantage of the provision anyway. I think that the number is somewhere between 1,000 and 3,000, taking the upper end of the estimates given by the Home Office.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
709 c1087 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Appeals Courts Asylum British nationality Crown dependencies British overseas territories Borders Fraud Immigration controls Immigration Undocumented migrants Human trafficking Hong Kong Northern Ireland Protection Paternity Social security benefits Registration Vetting Tribunals Republic of Ireland Refugees Childbirth Chagossians Asylum and Immigration Tribunal British national (overseas) Common travel area
Legislation
British Nationality Act 1981
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill (HL) 2008-09
Hong Kong (War Wives and Widows) Act 1996
Link
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