To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Zimbabwean citizens were repatriated to Zimbabwe from the UK in 2008. (269485)

In 2008, 375 Zimbabwean nationals were removed or voluntarily departed from the UK to Zimbabwe.

National Statistics on removals and voluntary departures in 2008 from the UK, by country of nationality and destination are published in the supplementary Excel Table I of the “Control of Immigration: Quarterly Statistical Summary United Kingdom Q4 2008” bulletin. Copies of this publication are available from the Library of the House and the Home Office's Research, Development and Statistics website at:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/immiq408.pdf

supplementary tables:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/immiq408supp.xls)

Published statistics on immigration and asylum are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate website at:

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