House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 11 Nov 2004 (pt 24)

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Antisocial Behaviour

Mr. Best: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the alcohol industry on financial contributions the industry may make towards the costs of policing alcohol-related antisocial behaviour. [196848]

Ms Blears: We are working with the industry to draw up a social responsibility scheme and a code of practice. The scheme will be voluntary, but will include a financial contribution from retailers, where necessary, towards managing the local crime and disorder consequences of alcohol misuse.

Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in North Somerset since their introduction. [196694]

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Ms Blears: Antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) have been available to the courts since 1 April 1999. The number of notifications received by the Home office of ASBOs issued, up to 30 June 2004 (latest available), where the restrictions imposed are specific to North Somerset council, is four.

Asylum Seekers

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to visit other countries to assess their immigration and asylum procedures. [191272]

Mr. Browne: Formal discussion of immigration and asylum procedures takes place in a number of fora at both EU and international level. Myself and other Ministers also undertake bilateral visits to meet our counterparts in other countries, which provides opportunities to assess their immigration and asylum procedures.

For example, along with other Ministers, I will be visiting other EU member states in the run up to the UK presidency, primarily in order to promote the justice and home affairs agenda. This will be combined with my usual ministerial duties and will give me an opportunity to assess the immigration and asylum procedures in the states which I visit. As part of this programme I have recently visited Hungary and the Czech Republic.

The UK also maintains strong co-operation with the Governments of our key cross-channel partners on immigration and asylum issues. The Home Secretary leads on these contacts and meets with his counterparts when possible. He will be meeting with his French counterpart in mid-November.

In terms of visits further afield, at the end of October I visited China and Vietnam as part of the UK's continuing engagement with the Chinese and Vietnamese Governments on asylum and immigration

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issues. China remains the source of a significant number of asylum applications and illegal entrants. During my visit I discussed with Chinese Ministers and senior officials how the number of unfounded applications can be reduced and how the UK and China can work together to dismantle the criminal gangs responsible for facilitating illegal entry to the UK. We also considered how we can improve the system for returning those who have no leave to remain in the UK. Asylum applications from Vietnam have shown year-on-year increases from 2001 to 2003, and we are working closely with the Vietnamese Government to address this. My trip included a day in Vietnam where I was able to discuss this further with Ministers and officials. While in Hanoi, I also signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Vietnam on migration issues which will facilitate the return to Vietnam of Vietnamese citizens residing illegally in the UK and also sets out a framework for future co-operation on migration.

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the principal countries of origin were of (a) legal and (b) illegal immigrants to the UK in each of the last 25 years. [191273]

Mr. Browne: Statistics on the number of persons granted indefinite leave to remain (settlement) in the UK are shown in the table.

Prior to 1991 data is shown in five-year intervals, as it would incur disproportionate cost to produce the requested information from manual records.

There is no information available on the country of origin of illegal migrants. Illegal migrants are motivated to remain hidden, so by definition they fall outside official statistics and therefore it is difficult to obtain information about them.

In the light of this, information on those illegal migrants who are detected by the Immigration Service would not necessarily reflect the principal countries of origin.
Grants of settlement by nationality, including EEA nations, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991–2002

Geographical region and nationality 1976 1981 1986 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

All nationalities

Europe⁽¹²⁾

Austria 140 110 80 120 110 90 50 10

Belgium n/a 70 110 50 30 10 20 10

Denmark n/a 150 140 100 70 50 30 10

Finland 140 120 110 130 130 140 50 10

France n/a 440 490 250 180 100 60 30

Germany 10 520 550 280 180 100 50 40

Greece 430 220 230 40 40 40 20 10

Iceland n/a n/a n/a n/a 20 20 10 ⁽¹⁰⁾—

Ireland n/a n/a n/a n/a — — — —

Italy n/a 660 400 170 120 90 50 20

Luxembourg n/a ⁽⁹⁾— ⁽⁹⁾— — — — ⁽¹⁰⁾— —

Netherlands n/a 250 410 170 100 80 40 20

Norway 200 190 170 220 210 220 80 10

Portugal 1,170 640 210 150 100 40 30 20

Spain 1,970 590 360 210 110 10 ⁽¹⁰⁾— ⁽¹⁰⁾—

Sweden 280 260 350 520 360 430 120 20

Total EC 1,630 ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

Europe⁽¹³⁾ 5,970 4,220 3,610 2,410 1,750 1,430 620 220

Remainder of Europe

Bulgaria n/a 10 20 60 90 80 100 150

Cyprus 1,510 580 370 320 250 220 190 220

Former Czechoslovakia 30 20 20 60 50 70 100 190

Of which:

Czech Republic n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Slovakia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Hungary 50 40 40 90 100 110 100 130

Malta 140 190 160 80 90 70 60 80

Poland 660 620 250 700 610 560 490 580

Romania 30 10 20 60 70 100 120 190

Switzerland 250 170 160 180 180 160 140 150

Turkey 510 570 420 1,050 800 1,420 1,840 1,170

Former USSR 40 40 40 140 270 340 400 610

Of which:

Estonia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Latvia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Lithuania n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Russia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Ukraine n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Other former USSR n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Former Yugoslavia 260 120 130 390 380 470 460 550

Of which:

Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Slovenia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Serbia and Montenegro n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Other former Yugoslavia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Other Europe n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 20

Remainder of Europe 3,480 2,370 1,630 3,130 2,890 3,600 4,010 4,030

Europe 9,450 6,580 5,240 5,530 4,650 5,020 4,620 4,250

Americas

Argentina 80 90 50 50 70 40 80 60

Barbados 230 80 40 60 60 80 70 70

Brazil 80 120 160 260 320 340 300 330

Canada 1,000 880 1,220 680 790 760 810 940

Chile 60 250 40 60 70 80 50 40

Colombia 130 310 140 270 230 320 270 280

Cuba 10 — — ⁽⁹⁾— n/a n/a n/a n/a

Guyana 380 220 140 190 180 170 210 190

Jamaica 1,100 440 490 1,310 1,250 1,270 1,280 1,400

Mexico 80 60 60 90 90 90 60 90

Peru 40 40 50 100 70 100 100 100

Trinidad and Tobago 590 150 160 210 230 270 380 360

USA 3,500 3,510 3,790 3,910 3,850 4,060 3,990 3,960

Uruguay n/a 10 ⁽⁹⁾— 10 n/a n/a n/a n/a

Venezuela 40 70 40 30 40 50 40 40

West Indies Associated States 400 90 ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

Other Americas n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 270 310

Americas 7,720 6,330 6,380 7,220 7,250 7,640 7,890 8,180

Africa

Algeria 80 120 60 240 240 330 400 440

Angola n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 30 30 40

Congo (Dem. Rep.)⁽¹⁴⁾ n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 90 70 120

Egypt 500 400 260 380 340 300 300 270

Ethiopia n/a 30 50 70 130 540 310 170

Ghana 690 340 520 1,480 1,340 1,350 1,620 1,820

Kenya 1,540 430 350 480 450 470 550 530

Libya n/a 100 130 100 120 100 120 70

Mauritius 1,360 510 270 310 290 280 340 390

Morocco 240 200 140 790 770 700 510 430

Nigeria 770 250 570 2,870 2,550 2,750 3,090 3,260

Sierra Leone 140 50 90 290 270 290 420 440

Somalia n/a 40 70 510 690 1,530 1,380 760

South Africa 1,200 850 780 1,050 890 1,100 1,260 1,300

Sudan n/a 60 50 100 160 190 140 150

Tanzania 1,030 280 250 260 200 210 200 250

Tunisia 50 50 50 120 70 80 100 80

Uganda 170 40 90 110 120 220 230 440

Zambia 600 80 120 170 120 150 150 190

Zimbabwe 240 220 280 240 220 200 270 330

Other Africa n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 380 490

Africa 8,610 4,060 4,130 9,580 9,000 10,900 11,880 12,000

Asia

Indian sub-continent

Bangladesh 3,980 5,810 4,760 2,780 2,520 2,550 3,050 3,280

India 11,020 6,590 4,210 5,680 5,500 4,890 4,780 4,860

Pakistan 11,700 8,970 5,580 5,820 7,060 6,650 6,240 6,310

Indian sub-continent 26,700 21,370 14,550 14,290 15,070 14,090 14,070 14,450

Middle East

Iran 490 1,380 1,770 1,170 1,060 1,070 990 1,120

Iraq 280 330 460 580 540 610 570 540

Israel 330 330 340 430 380 330 250 290

Jordan n/a 120 140 180 160 130 160 150

Kuwait n/a n/a 10 40 20 20 10 30

Lebanon n/a 270 190 330 240 300 280 400

Saudi Arabia n/a 20 40 40 40 30 60 40

Syria n/a 90 80 120 120 100 70 100

Yemen n/a n/a n/a n/a 140 210 190 160

Other Middle East n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 40 60

Middle East 1,100 2,560 3,030 2,900 2,710 2,800 2,620 2,880

Remainder of Asia

China 40 160 100 390 440 640 960 1,130

Hong Kong 1,930 1,450 880 1,890 1,590 1,520 1,490 1,310

Indonesia 40 50 60 80 60 90 100 100

Japan 470 900 1,060 1,970 1,970 1,810 2,060 1,870

Malaysia 2,080 660 580 690 630 650 640 660

Philippines 1,310 1,760 990 1,190 1,130 1,200 920 1,090

Singapore 260 120 110 190 150 180 140 170

South Korea n/a n/a n/a n/a 170 240 280 260

Sri Lanka 700 790 840 660 1,000 1,940 1,860 1,370

Taiwan n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a ⁽¹⁰⁾— 20 40

Thailand n/a 220 410 660 650 650 540 520

Other Asia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 220 270

Remainder of Asia⁽¹⁵⁾ 6,830 6,120 5,030 7,720 7,790 8,920 9,210 8,790

Asia 34,630 30,050 22,610 24,920 25,570 25,830 25,900 26,120

Oceania

Australia 3,390 2,440 2,870 1,450 1,480 1,680 1,740 2,020

New Zealand 1,580 2,060 2,510 990 840 970 1,080 1,390

Other Oceania n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 40 40

Oceania 4,970 4,500 5,380 2,440 2,340 2,650 2,850 6,450

UK Passport holders 11,660 ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

All other territories 820 ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

British Overseas citizens n/a 2,780 1,680 1,350 1,190 820 710 690

Stateless⁽¹⁶⁾ 1,600 3,890 1,550 1,430 1,490 1,570 1,170 780

Other nationalities ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

Other countries not elsewhere specified 1,310 870 750 1,440 1,090 1,210 ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

All nationalities 80,740 59,060 47,820 53,900 52,570 55,640 55,010 55,480

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Geographical region and nationality 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 9, 102003

All nationalities

Europe⁽¹²⁾

Austria ⁽¹⁰⁾— ⁽⁹⁾— — n/a n/a n/a 25 n/a

Belgium ⁽¹⁰⁾— ⁽⁹⁾— ⁽⁹⁾— n/a n/a n/a 35 n/a

Denmark 10 5 10 n/a n/a n/a 40 n/a

Finland ⁽¹⁰⁾— ⁽⁹⁾— 5 n/a n/a n/a 10 n/a

France 30 10 25 n/a n/a n/a 335 n/a

Germany 10 10 25 n/a n/a n/a 265 n/a

Greece 10 5 15 n/a n/a n/a 170 n/a

Iceland ⁽¹⁰⁾— ⁽⁹⁾— — n/a n/a n/a ⁽⁹⁾— n/a

Ireland — — — n/a n/a n/a 105 n/a

Italy 20 10 25 n/a n/a n/a 305 n/a

Luxembourg — — — n/a n/a n/a ⁽⁹⁾— n/a

Netherlands 10 15 25 n/a n/a n/a 125 n/a

Norway 10 5 ⁽⁹⁾— n/a n/a n/a 40 n/a

Portugal 20 25 115 n/a n/a n/a 565 n/a

Spain ⁽¹⁰⁾— 10 15 n/a n/a n/a 175 n/a

Sweden 10 10 ⁽⁹⁾— n/a n/a n/a 90 n/a

Total EC ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

Europe⁽¹³⁾ 120 105 270 n/a n/a n/a 2,285 n/a

Remainder of Europe

Bulgaria 200 165 185 275 295 310 365 n/a

Cyprus 240 240 275 425 515 260 270 n/a

Former Czechoslovakia 290 285 405 505 760 920 875 n/a

Of which

Czech Republic n/a n/a 245 270 415 490 495 n/a

Slovakia n/a n/a 160 230 345 430 380 n/a

Hungary 200 175 185 190 250 215 270 n/a

Malta 80 55 70 60 75 95 80 n/a

Poland 640 565 580 615 830 945 875 n/a

Romania 270 220 240 290 310 360 390 n/a

Switzerland 210 200 255 220 220 220 145 n/a

Turkey 3,720 4,235 2,360 5,225 5,220 3,310 2,920 n/a

Former USSR 820 870 1,185 1,395 2,095 2,025 2,535 n/a

Of which

Estonia n/a n/a 15 25 25 40 50 n/a

Latvia n/a n/a 45 35 60 70 75 n/a

Lithuania n/a n/a 50 110 150 135 170 n/a

Russia n/a n/a 855 870 1,185 1,025 1,365 n/a

Ukraine n/a n/a 140 200 385 405 460 n/a

Other former USSR n/a n/a 80 160 300 340 415 n/a

Former Yugoslavia 680 595 1,505 6,650 4,450 5,080 2,830 n/a

Of which

Croatia n/a n/a 185 315 660 710 310 n/a

Slovenia n/a n/a 10 20 20 10 25 n/a

Serbia & Montenegro n/a n/a 870 5,760 2,640 2,785 1,540 n/a

Other former Yugoslavia n/a n/a 440 550 1,130 1,575 955 n/a

Other Europe 20 30 55 130 135 255 190 n/a

Remainder of Europe 7,370 7,640 7,305 15,980 15,155 13,990 11,740 15,300

Europe 7,500 7745 7,575 15,980 15,165 13,990 14,030 n/a

Americas

Argentina 50 50 60 60 80 120 120 n/a

Barbados 80 55 100 65 95 115 100 n/a

Brazil 390 330 350 405 460 575 510 n/a

Canada 970 980 1,050 1,010 1,325 1,320 1,300 n/a

Chile 60 70 50 55 80 75 100 n/a

Colombia 270 240 365 650 820 785 805 n/a

Cuba n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Guyana 200 175 185 135 200 210 190 n/a

Jamaica 1,420 1,030 1,120 1,060 2,095 2,855 2,675 n/a

Mexico 110 125 120 90 125 130 160 n/a

Peru 80 110 105 140 160 150 155 n/a

Trinidad and Tobago 340 280 320 280 490 365 410 n/a

USA 4,030 3,905 3,945 3,760 4,585 4,385 4,355 n/a

Uruguay n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Venezuela 50 45 65 65 80 85 80 n/a

West Indies Associated States ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

Other Americas 430 395 2,945 750 945 810 720 n/a

Americas 8,470 7,790 10,785 8,515 11,550 11,975 11,680 16,635

Africa

Algeria 400 370 710 1,130 1,015 775 855 n/a

Angola 30 60 95 520 320 280 660 n/a

Congo (Dem. Rep.)⁽¹⁴⁾ 90 90 120 2,575 935 800 1,260 n/a

Egypt 330 330 360 385 485 420 500 n/a

Ethiopia 140 205 190 2,165 2,745 475 345 n/a

Ghana 1,970 1,285 1,550 3,475 3,140 2,440 2,585 n/a

Kenya 590 495 535 760 1,135 1,025 1,056 n/a

Libya 110 120 165 160 375 370 445 n/a

Mauritius 460 380 450 460 675 375 455 n/a

Morocco 460 405 425 430 590 575 520 n/a

Nigeria 3,220 2,535 2,955 3,185 6,525 5,045 5,325 n/a

Sierra Leone 570 485 545 1,060 1,075 875 855 n/a

Somalia 680 985 2,945 3,180 12,495 8,405 10,000 n/a

South Africa 1,040 1,290 2,260 2,955 4,300 4,755 6,135 n/a

Sudan 360 2,180 465 545 1,555 655 560 n/a

Tanzania 220 155 220 235 430 310 290 n/a

Tunisia 90 75 115 160 125 190 160 n/a

Uganda 1,040 695 500 1,400 3,445 755 745 n/a

Zambia 220 180 205 235 440 345 330 n/a

Zimbabwe 360 345 405 435 955 1,040 3,530 n/a

Other Africa 600 550 870 1,570 2,090 2,015 2,550 n/a

Africa 12,970 13,205 16,090 27,025 44,845 31,925 39,165 44,565

Asia

Indian sub-continent

Bangladesh 2,720 2,870 3,635 3,285 3,685 4,050 4,725 n/a

India 4,620 4,645 5,430 6,295 8,050 7,320 8,005 n/a

Pakistan 6,250 5,565 7,355 11,865 11,105 11,645 11,935 n/a

Indian sub-continent 13,590 13,085 16,420 21,440 22,840 23,020 24,665 29,995

Middle East

Iran 1,720 1,060 930 1,560 1,985 1,560 1,715 n/a

Iraq 1,580 1,615 1,650 2,210 2,780 1,715 1,955 n/a

Israel 290 275 305 260 365 320 375 n/a

Jordan 120 150 130 145 255 175 170 n/a

Kuwait 20 40 55 60 60 30 65 n/a

Lebanon 660 635 595 760 990 265 385 n/a

Saudi Arabia 40 30 45 55 50 45 40 n/a

Syria 110 120 115 140 245 195 170 n/a

Yemen 180 150 225 260 295 380 300 n/a

Other Middle East 70 85 125 145 205 140 190 n/a

Middle East 4,790 4,160 4,175 5,590 7,230 4,830 5,345 n/a

Remainder of Asia

China 1,180 1,225 1,545 1,525 1,710 1,515 1,705 n/a

Hong Kong 1,240 895 810 485 795 605 460 n/a

Indonesia 90 90 115 200 210 205 225 n/a

Japan 1,780 1,760 1,885 1,590 1,720 1,695 1,785 n/a

Malaysia 610 505 545 510 780 710 745 n/a

Philippines 1,030 890 950 1,190 1,915 1,355 1,505 n/a

Singapore 150 160 125 170 230 225 220 n/a

South Korea 270 220 275 305 485 480 485 n/a

Sri Lanka 2,180 1,625 2,105 5,365 7,615 4,240 2,935 n/a

Taiwan 60 85 100 120 175 165 200 n/a

Thailand 550 495 535 830 955 1,260 1,335 n/a

Other Asia 350 420 530 775 1,265 3,840 4,980 n/a

Remainder of Asia⁽¹⁵⁾ 9,500 8,370 9,520 13,060 17,850 16,305 16,575 24,890

Asia 27,880 25,615 30,115 40,090 47,920 44,155 46,585 n/a

Oceania

Australia 2,120 1,915 2,195 2,410 2,925 3,205 3,500 n/a

New Zealand 1,360 1,155 1,440 1,670 1,925 2,185 2,645 n/a

Other Oceania 40 25 50 40 55 60 100 n/a

Oceania 3,520 3,095 3,685 4,120 4,905 5,455 6,250 7,175

UK Passport holders ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

All other territories ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

British Overseas citizens 620 540 965 560 635 520 330 n/a

Stateless⁽¹⁶⁾ 780 740 575 815 930 390 215 n/a

Other nationalities ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— 1,120

Other countries not elsewhere specified ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾— ⁽¹¹⁾—

All nationalities 61,730 58,725 69,790 97,115 125,945 108,410 118,255 139,675

n/a = Not available.
— = Nil
⁽⁹⁾ Negligible (i.e. two or less).
⁽¹⁰⁾ Five or fewer.
⁽¹¹⁾ Not applicable.
⁽¹²⁾ 1976 data for Germany is for East Germany only. Greece joined the EC on 1 January 1981. Portugal and Spain entered the EC in 1986.
⁽¹³⁾ Includes Liechtenstein.
⁽¹⁴⁾ The Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire.
⁽¹⁵⁾ Data for 2003 includes Middle East.
⁽¹⁶⁾ Includes refugees from South East Asia.(10) Data for 2003 is provisional.
⁽¹⁷⁾ Does not include EEA nationals.
⁽¹⁸⁾ ⁰ Data for 2003 is provisional.

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Geographical region and nationality	1976	1981	1986	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
All nationalities
Europe⁽¹²⁾
Austria	140	110	80	120	110	90	50	10
Belgium	n/a	70	110	50	30	10	20	10
Denmark	n/a	150	140	100	70	50	30	10
Finland	140	120	110	130	130	140	50	10
France	n/a	440	490	250	180	100	60	30
Germany	10	520	550	280	180	100	50	40
Greece	430	220	230	40	40	40	20	10
Iceland	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20	20	10	⁽¹⁰⁾—
Ireland	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—	—	—	—
Italy	n/a	660	400	170	120	90	50	20
Luxembourg	n/a	⁽⁹⁾—	⁽⁹⁾—	—	—	—	⁽¹⁰⁾—	—
Netherlands	n/a	250	410	170	100	80	40	20
Norway	200	190	170	220	210	220	80	10
Portugal	1,170	640	210	150	100	40	30	20
Spain	1,970	590	360	210	110	10	⁽¹⁰⁾—	⁽¹⁰⁾—
Sweden	280	260	350	520	360	430	120	20
Total EC	1,630	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
Europe⁽¹³⁾	5,970	4,220	3,610	2,410	1,750	1,430	620	220
Remainder of Europe
Bulgaria	n/a	10	20	60	90	80	100	150
Cyprus	1,510	580	370	320	250	220	190	220
Former Czechoslovakia	30	20	20	60	50	70	100	190
Of which:
Czech Republic	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Slovakia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Hungary	50	40	40	90	100	110	100	130
Malta	140	190	160	80	90	70	60	80
Poland	660	620	250	700	610	560	490	580
Romania	30	10	20	60	70	100	120	190
Switzerland	250	170	160	180	180	160	140	150
Turkey	510	570	420	1,050	800	1,420	1,840	1,170

Former USSR	40	40	40	140	270	340	400	610
Of which:
Estonia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Latvia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lithuania	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Russia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ukraine	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Other former USSR	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Former Yugoslavia	260	120	130	390	380	470	460	550
Of which:
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Slovenia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Serbia and Montenegro	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Other former Yugoslavia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Other Europe	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10	20
Remainder of Europe	3,480	2,370	1,630	3,130	2,890	3,600	4,010	4,030
Europe	9,450	6,580	5,240	5,530	4,650	5,020	4,620	4,250

Americas
Argentina	80	90	50	50	70	40	80	60
Barbados	230	80	40	60	60	80	70	70
Brazil	80	120	160	260	320	340	300	330
Canada	1,000	880	1,220	680	790	760	810	940
Chile	60	250	40	60	70	80	50	40
Colombia	130	310	140	270	230	320	270	280
Cuba	10	—	—	⁽⁹⁾—	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Guyana	380	220	140	190	180	170	210	190
Jamaica	1,100	440	490	1,310	1,250	1,270	1,280	1,400
Mexico	80	60	60	90	90	90	60	90
Peru	40	40	50	100	70	100	100	100
Trinidad and Tobago	590	150	160	210	230	270	380	360
USA	3,500	3,510	3,790	3,910	3,850	4,060	3,990	3,960
Uruguay	n/a	10	⁽⁹⁾—	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Venezuela	40	70	40	30	40	50	40	40
West Indies Associated States	400	90	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
Other Americas	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	270	310
Americas	7,720	6,330	6,380	7,220	7,250	7,640	7,890	8,180

Africa
Algeria	80	120	60	240	240	330	400	440
Angola	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10	30	30	40
Congo (Dem. Rep.)⁽¹⁴⁾	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10	90	70	120
Egypt	500	400	260	380	340	300	300	270
Ethiopia	n/a	30	50	70	130	540	310	170
Ghana	690	340	520	1,480	1,340	1,350	1,620	1,820
Kenya	1,540	430	350	480	450	470	550	530
Libya	n/a	100	130	100	120	100	120	70
Mauritius	1,360	510	270	310	290	280	340	390
Morocco	240	200	140	790	770	700	510	430
Nigeria	770	250	570	2,870	2,550	2,750	3,090	3,260
Sierra Leone	140	50	90	290	270	290	420	440
Somalia	n/a	40	70	510	690	1,530	1,380	760
South Africa	1,200	850	780	1,050	890	1,100	1,260	1,300
Sudan	n/a	60	50	100	160	190	140	150
Tanzania	1,030	280	250	260	200	210	200	250
Tunisia	50	50	50	120	70	80	100	80
Uganda	170	40	90	110	120	220	230	440
Zambia	600	80	120	170	120	150	150	190
Zimbabwe	240	220	280	240	220	200	270	330
Other Africa	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	380	490
Africa	8,610	4,060	4,130	9,580	9,000	10,900	11,880	12,000

Asia
Indian sub-continent
Bangladesh	3,980	5,810	4,760	2,780	2,520	2,550	3,050	3,280
India	11,020	6,590	4,210	5,680	5,500	4,890	4,780	4,860
Pakistan	11,700	8,970	5,580	5,820	7,060	6,650	6,240	6,310
Indian sub-continent	26,700	21,370	14,550	14,290	15,070	14,090	14,070	14,450

Middle East
Iran	490	1,380	1,770	1,170	1,060	1,070	990	1,120
Iraq	280	330	460	580	540	610	570	540
Israel	330	330	340	430	380	330	250	290
Jordan	n/a	120	140	180	160	130	160	150
Kuwait	n/a	n/a	10	40	20	20	10	30
Lebanon	n/a	270	190	330	240	300	280	400
Saudi Arabia	n/a	20	40	40	40	30	60	40
Syria	n/a	90	80	120	120	100	70	100
Yemen	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	140	210	190	160
Other Middle East	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40	60
Middle East	1,100	2,560	3,030	2,900	2,710	2,800	2,620	2,880

Remainder of Asia
China	40	160	100	390	440	640	960	1,130
Hong Kong	1,930	1,450	880	1,890	1,590	1,520	1,490	1,310
Indonesia	40	50	60	80	60	90	100	100
Japan	470	900	1,060	1,970	1,970	1,810	2,060	1,870
Malaysia	2,080	660	580	690	630	650	640	660
Philippines	1,310	1,760	990	1,190	1,130	1,200	920	1,090
Singapore	260	120	110	190	150	180	140	170
South Korea	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170	240	280	260
Sri Lanka	700	790	840	660	1,000	1,940	1,860	1,370
Taiwan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	⁽¹⁰⁾—	20	40
Thailand	n/a	220	410	660	650	650	540	520
Other Asia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	220	270
Remainder of Asia⁽¹⁵⁾	6,830	6,120	5,030	7,720	7,790	8,920	9,210	8,790
Asia	34,630	30,050	22,610	24,920	25,570	25,830	25,900	26,120

Oceania
Australia	3,390	2,440	2,870	1,450	1,480	1,680	1,740	2,020
New Zealand	1,580	2,060	2,510	990	840	970	1,080	1,390
Other Oceania	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40	40
Oceania	4,970	4,500	5,380	2,440	2,340	2,650	2,850	6,450
UK Passport holders	11,660	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
All other territories	820	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
British Overseas citizens	n/a	2,780	1,680	1,350	1,190	820	710	690
Stateless⁽¹⁶⁾	1,600	3,890	1,550	1,430	1,490	1,570	1,170	780
Other nationalities	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
Other countries not elsewhere specified	1,310	870	750	1,440	1,090	1,210	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
All nationalities	80,740	59,060	47,820	53,900	52,570	55,640	55,010	55,480

Geographical region and nationality	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	9, 102003
All nationalities
Europe⁽¹²⁾
Austria	⁽¹⁰⁾—	⁽⁹⁾—	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	25	n/a
Belgium	⁽¹⁰⁾—	⁽⁹⁾—	⁽⁹⁾—	n/a	n/a	n/a	35	n/a
Denmark	10	5	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	40	n/a
Finland	⁽¹⁰⁾—	⁽⁹⁾—	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	10	n/a
France	30	10	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	335	n/a
Germany	10	10	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	265	n/a
Greece	10	5	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	170	n/a
Iceland	⁽¹⁰⁾—	⁽⁹⁾—	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	⁽⁹⁾—	n/a
Ireland	—	—	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	105	n/a
Italy	20	10	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	305	n/a
Luxembourg	—	—	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	⁽⁹⁾—	n/a
Netherlands	10	15	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	125	n/a
Norway	10	5	⁽⁹⁾—	n/a	n/a	n/a	40	n/a
Portugal	20	25	115	n/a	n/a	n/a	565	n/a
Spain	⁽¹⁰⁾—	10	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	175	n/a
Sweden	10	10	⁽⁹⁾—	n/a	n/a	n/a	90	n/a
Total EC	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
Europe⁽¹³⁾	120	105	270	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,285	n/a
Remainder of Europe
Bulgaria	200	165	185	275	295	310	365	n/a
Cyprus	240	240	275	425	515	260	270	n/a

Former Czechoslovakia	290	285	405	505	760	920	875	n/a
Of which
Czech Republic	n/a	n/a	245	270	415	490	495	n/a
Slovakia	n/a	n/a	160	230	345	430	380	n/a

Hungary	200	175	185	190	250	215	270	n/a
Malta	80	55	70	60	75	95	80	n/a
Poland	640	565	580	615	830	945	875	n/a
Romania	270	220	240	290	310	360	390	n/a
Switzerland	210	200	255	220	220	220	145	n/a
Turkey	3,720	4,235	2,360	5,225	5,220	3,310	2,920	n/a

Former USSR	820	870	1,185	1,395	2,095	2,025	2,535	n/a
Of which
Estonia	n/a	n/a	15	25	25	40	50	n/a
Latvia	n/a	n/a	45	35	60	70	75	n/a
Lithuania	n/a	n/a	50	110	150	135	170	n/a
Russia	n/a	n/a	855	870	1,185	1,025	1,365	n/a
Ukraine	n/a	n/a	140	200	385	405	460	n/a
Other former USSR	n/a	n/a	80	160	300	340	415	n/a

Former Yugoslavia	680	595	1,505	6,650	4,450	5,080	2,830	n/a
Of which
Croatia	n/a	n/a	185	315	660	710	310	n/a
Slovenia	n/a	n/a	10	20	20	10	25	n/a
Serbia & Montenegro	n/a	n/a	870	5,760	2,640	2,785	1,540	n/a
Other former Yugoslavia	n/a	n/a	440	550	1,130	1,575	955	n/a

Other Europe	20	30	55	130	135	255	190	n/a
Remainder of Europe	7,370	7,640	7,305	15,980	15,155	13,990	11,740	15,300
Europe	7,500	7745	7,575	15,980	15,165	13,990	14,030	n/a

Americas
Argentina	50	50	60	60	80	120	120	n/a
Barbados	80	55	100	65	95	115	100	n/a
Brazil	390	330	350	405	460	575	510	n/a
Canada	970	980	1,050	1,010	1,325	1,320	1,300	n/a
Chile	60	70	50	55	80	75	100	n/a
Colombia	270	240	365	650	820	785	805	n/a
Cuba	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Guyana	200	175	185	135	200	210	190	n/a
Jamaica	1,420	1,030	1,120	1,060	2,095	2,855	2,675	n/a
Mexico	110	125	120	90	125	130	160	n/a
Peru	80	110	105	140	160	150	155	n/a
Trinidad and Tobago	340	280	320	280	490	365	410	n/a
USA	4,030	3,905	3,945	3,760	4,585	4,385	4,355	n/a
Uruguay	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Venezuela	50	45	65	65	80	85	80	n/a
West Indies Associated States	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
Other Americas	430	395	2,945	750	945	810	720	n/a
Americas	8,470	7,790	10,785	8,515	11,550	11,975	11,680	16,635

Africa
Algeria	400	370	710	1,130	1,015	775	855	n/a
Angola	30	60	95	520	320	280	660	n/a
Congo (Dem. Rep.)⁽¹⁴⁾	90	90	120	2,575	935	800	1,260	n/a
Egypt	330	330	360	385	485	420	500	n/a
Ethiopia	140	205	190	2,165	2,745	475	345	n/a
Ghana	1,970	1,285	1,550	3,475	3,140	2,440	2,585	n/a
Kenya	590	495	535	760	1,135	1,025	1,056	n/a
Libya	110	120	165	160	375	370	445	n/a
Mauritius	460	380	450	460	675	375	455	n/a
Morocco	460	405	425	430	590	575	520	n/a
Nigeria	3,220	2,535	2,955	3,185	6,525	5,045	5,325	n/a
Sierra Leone	570	485	545	1,060	1,075	875	855	n/a
Somalia	680	985	2,945	3,180	12,495	8,405	10,000	n/a
South Africa	1,040	1,290	2,260	2,955	4,300	4,755	6,135	n/a
Sudan	360	2,180	465	545	1,555	655	560	n/a
Tanzania	220	155	220	235	430	310	290	n/a
Tunisia	90	75	115	160	125	190	160	n/a
Uganda	1,040	695	500	1,400	3,445	755	745	n/a
Zambia	220	180	205	235	440	345	330	n/a
Zimbabwe	360	345	405	435	955	1,040	3,530	n/a
Other Africa	600	550	870	1,570	2,090	2,015	2,550	n/a
Africa	12,970	13,205	16,090	27,025	44,845	31,925	39,165	44,565

Asia
Indian sub-continent
Bangladesh	2,720	2,870	3,635	3,285	3,685	4,050	4,725	n/a
India	4,620	4,645	5,430	6,295	8,050	7,320	8,005	n/a
Pakistan	6,250	5,565	7,355	11,865	11,105	11,645	11,935	n/a
Indian sub-continent	13,590	13,085	16,420	21,440	22,840	23,020	24,665	29,995

Middle East
Iran	1,720	1,060	930	1,560	1,985	1,560	1,715	n/a
Iraq	1,580	1,615	1,650	2,210	2,780	1,715	1,955	n/a
Israel	290	275	305	260	365	320	375	n/a
Jordan	120	150	130	145	255	175	170	n/a
Kuwait	20	40	55	60	60	30	65	n/a
Lebanon	660	635	595	760	990	265	385	n/a
Saudi Arabia	40	30	45	55	50	45	40	n/a
Syria	110	120	115	140	245	195	170	n/a
Yemen	180	150	225	260	295	380	300	n/a
Other Middle East	70	85	125	145	205	140	190	n/a
Middle East	4,790	4,160	4,175	5,590	7,230	4,830	5,345	n/a

Remainder of Asia
China	1,180	1,225	1,545	1,525	1,710	1,515	1,705	n/a
Hong Kong	1,240	895	810	485	795	605	460	n/a
Indonesia	90	90	115	200	210	205	225	n/a
Japan	1,780	1,760	1,885	1,590	1,720	1,695	1,785	n/a
Malaysia	610	505	545	510	780	710	745	n/a
Philippines	1,030	890	950	1,190	1,915	1,355	1,505	n/a
Singapore	150	160	125	170	230	225	220	n/a
South Korea	270	220	275	305	485	480	485	n/a
Sri Lanka	2,180	1,625	2,105	5,365	7,615	4,240	2,935	n/a
Taiwan	60	85	100	120	175	165	200	n/a
Thailand	550	495	535	830	955	1,260	1,335	n/a
Other Asia	350	420	530	775	1,265	3,840	4,980	n/a
Remainder of Asia⁽¹⁵⁾	9,500	8,370	9,520	13,060	17,850	16,305	16,575	24,890
Asia	27,880	25,615	30,115	40,090	47,920	44,155	46,585	n/a

Oceania
Australia	2,120	1,915	2,195	2,410	2,925	3,205	3,500	n/a
New Zealand	1,360	1,155	1,440	1,670	1,925	2,185	2,645	n/a
Other Oceania	40	25	50	40	55	60	100	n/a
Oceania	3,520	3,095	3,685	4,120	4,905	5,455	6,250	7,175
UK Passport holders	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
All other territories	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
British Overseas citizens	620	540	965	560	635	520	330	n/a
Stateless⁽¹⁶⁾	780	740	575	815	930	390	215	n/a
Other nationalities	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	1,120
Other countries not elsewhere specified	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—	⁽¹¹⁾—
All nationalities	61,730	58,725	69,790	97,115	125,945	108,410	118,255	139,675

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with his French counterparts on limiting illegal immigration to this country. [191453]

Mr. Browne: The French and UK Governments have a long-standing working relationship on immigration matters, working closely together to deal with the problems of illegal immigration from France. Ministers and officials meet frequently in forums such as the biannual Anglo-French Summit and the Cross Channel Commission, and other bilateral meetings. The UK and France also maintain regular contact between staff and exchange intelligence at an operational level.

Following a number of constructive meetings in the summer and autumn of 2002, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary and the French Interior Minister agreed a substantial package of measures, including the closure of the Sangatte Red Cross Centre through which around 67,000 people passed in three years. The centre had served as a magnet for would-be illegal immigrants and a centre for people smugglers. This package of measures has formed the basis for much of the work that is currently ongoing of moving the UK's border controls to France.

Working in co-operation with French counterparts, the Immigration Service continues to deploy a range of initiatives to deter and detect illegal entry to the UK. These include: the enhancement of the juxtaposed controls established at Calais, Dunkerque, Boulogne, Paris and Lille; the continued deployment of UK personnel detection technology in France; and continued efforts to ensure the closest co-operation between carriers, port authorities and French colleagues. These measures successfully prevented over 9,000 people reaching the UK from France during 2003.

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