asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will estimate the number of people in each of the last three years for which figures are available who were deported from the United Kingdom using (a) British Airways and (b) other airlines by name.

The available records cover the period from April-December 1984, 1985 and 1986 and relate to payments of accounts for removals at public expense from the United Kingdom following refusal at a port, under deportation powers or as an illegal entrant.Bookings are made through British Airways or another British airline whenever possible. The number of accounts paid in the relevant period was as follows: