Written question asked by Baroness Berger (Labour) on Monday, 22 January 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 January 2018 (named day). It was answered by Caroline Nokes (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 January 2018 on behalf of the Home Office.

Undocumented Migrants

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the memorandum of understanding on the processing of information requests from the Home Office to NHS Digital for tracing immigration offenders which came into effect on 1 January 2017, what number and proportion of trace requests under that memorandum have been conducted for individuals whom the Home Office had not re-established contact via other centrally held government sources of information; and how many of those requests resulted in (a) apprehension and (b) the resolution of the immigration issue to be addressed.

Answer

NHS Digital’s data recently published written evidence before the health select committee.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 124175
Session: 2017-19
Transferred: Yes
Subjects: Disclosure of information Databases Immigration Undocumented migrants Departmental coordination
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk