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Repatriation: China

Volume 486: debated on Thursday 15 January 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many repatriations of people from the UK China has (a) accepted in each year since 2001 and (b) agreed to accept in each of the next four years. (246237)

The information is as follows:

(a) Information on destination data of those removed from the United Kingdom has only been available since 2004.

The figures provided here are the number of Chinese nationals removed to China in each year. Figures include enforced returns, voluntary departures and assisted returns.

Number

2004

260

2005

460

2006

630

2007

1,065

(b) We do not have an agreement with China that restricts how many returnees will be accepted in coming years.