House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 12 Oct 2009 (pt 0120)

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Departmental Travel

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much his Department spent on flights for travel by Ministers in each year from 2005 to 2008. [291488]

Mr. Woolas: Since 1999, the Government have published a list of all overseas travel by Cabinet Ministers costing over £500. Since 2008, this list has included information on all overseas visits undertaken by all Ministers. Information for the last financial year was published on 16 July 2009. Details for the current financial year will be published as soon as possible after the end of the financial year. All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the Ministerial Code.

Deportation

Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department against how many people he and his predecessors have undertaken deportation proceedings on the grounds of national security in each year since 2001; and how many people have been deported on the grounds of national security in each such year. [290717]

Mr. Woolas [holding answer 9 September 2009]: Comprehensive details of the number of cases where a notice of intention to deport on grounds of national security was served are not available for the period 2001-04.

During the period 2005 to end August 2009, the number of cases where a notice of intention to deport on those grounds was served is as follows:

	People (Number)
2005	31
2006	9
2007	0
2008	1
2009	12

Nine people have been deported on grounds of national security since 2005; three in 2006 and six in 2007.

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Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) deported and (b) excluded from the UK on the grounds of fomenting extremism or demonstrating unacceptable behaviour under the 12-point plan announced by the then Prime Minister in August 2005, in each quarter since August 2005. [291301]

Mr. Woolas [holding answer 16 September 2009]: In each quarter since August 2005, the following number of foreign nationals have been (a) deported and (b) excluded from the UK on the grounds of fomenting extremism or demonstrating other aspects of unacceptable behaviour:

		Number
2005	(a) Deported	0
	(b) Excluded Q3	⁽¹⁾3
	(b) Excluded Q4	18

2006	(a) Deported Q4	1
	(b) Excluded Q1	8
	(b) Excluded Q2	10
	(b) Excluded Q3	⁽²⁾4
	(b) Excluded Q4	11

2007	(a) Deported	0
	(b) Excluded Q1	0
	(b) Excluded Q2	7
	(b) Excluded Q3	5
	(b) Excluded Q4	9

2008	(a) Deported	0
	(b) Excluded Q1	4
	(b) Excluded Q2	0
	(b) Excluded Q3	0
	(b) Excluded Q4	8

2009	(a) Deported	0
	(b) Excluded Q1	14
	(b) Excluded Q2	4
	(b) Excluded Q3	⁽³⁾1
⁽¹⁾ This figure is from August 2005 and included within previous PQ answer given on 29 September 2009, Official Report, column 2359W. The figure given was four. This figure has now been reduced to three due to the re-classification of one exclusion, from unacceptable behaviour to public order. ⁽²⁾ This figure has been amended to reflect four cases instead of three mentioned in the previous PQ answer given on 29 September 2008, Official Report, columns 2358-59W. The increase in this breakdown reflects an additional unacceptable behaviour exclusion decision that was made in August 2006. ⁽³⁾ To date.

These figures do not constitute part of National Statistics as they are based on internal management information. The information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols, should be treated as provisional and is subject to change.

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) deported and (b) excluded from the UK on national security grounds in each quarter since August 2005. [291304]

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Mr. Woolas [holding answer 16 September 2009]: In each quarter since August 2005 the following number of foreign nationals have been (a) deported and (b) excluded from the UK on national security grounds:

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		Number
2005	(a) Deported	0

	(b) Excluded Q3	2
	(b) Excluded Q4	5

2006	(a) Deported Q2	2
	(a) Deported Q3	1

	(b) Excluded Q1	4
	(b) Excluded Q2	5
	(b) Excluded Q3	5
	(b) Excluded Q4	26

2007	(a) Deported Q1	4
	(a) Deported Q2	1
	(a) Deported Q3	1

	(b) Excluded Q1	1
	(b) Excluded Q2	73
	(b) Excluded Q3	4
	(b) Excluded Q4	2

2008	(a) Deported	0

	(b) Excluded Q1	5
	(b) Excluded Q2	6
	(b) Excluded Q3	8
	(b) Excluded Q4	7

2009	(a) Deported	0

	(b) Excluded Q1	2
	(b) Excluded Q2	7
	(b) Excluded Q3	⁽¹⁾6
⁽¹⁾ To date

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) enforced removals and (b) voluntary departures there have been in (i) each year since 1997 and (ii) each quarter since the first quarter of 2008; and how many of the enforced removals were not initial refusals at a port of entry in each such year. [291840]

Mr. Woolas: Official statistics on enforced removals are not available separately. The following tables show the number of combined removals and voluntary departures in each year since 1997 and each quarter since Q1 2008.

The Home Office publishes statistics on the number of persons removed or departed voluntarily from the UK on a quarterly and annual basis, which are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office's Research, Development and Statistics website at:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.html

Removals and voluntary departures^{( 1,2)} from the United Kingdom, 1997 to Q2 2009
Number of departures
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008^{( 3)}
Non-asylum cases refused entry at port and subsequently removed^(4,5)	20,430	24,065	26,435	32,835	33,690	46,630	35,130	36,165	29,805	31,895	31,145	32,365
Of which:
Removed from UK ports	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	20,635	19,465
Removed from juxtaposed controls	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	10,510	12,900

Enforced removals and voluntary departures	10,720	10,860	11,345	13,815	16,940	22,000	29,255	24,990	28,410	31,970	32,220	35,615
Of which:
Enforced removals and notified voluntary departures^(7,8)	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	22,275	23,950	21,320	21,180	21,305
Assisted Voluntary Returns⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	⁽⁶⁾n/a	2,715	3,655	6,200	4,155	4,295
Other voluntary departures⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽¹¹⁾n/a	⁽¹¹⁾n/a	⁽¹¹⁾n/a	⁽¹¹⁾n/a	⁽¹¹⁾n/a	⁽¹¹⁾n/a	⁽¹¹⁾n/a	⁽¹¹⁾n/a	805	4,450	6,885	10,010
Grand total	31,150	34,920	37,780	46,645	50,625	68,630	64,390	61,160	58,215	63,865	63,365	67,980

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