Repatriation

Mr. Rooker
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons identified as families arid single persons have been voluntarily repatriated and to which countries, by name, under section 29 of the Immigration Act 1971 in each of the past five years.

Mr. Waddington
The scheme operated under section 29 of the 1971 Act on behalf of the Government by International Social Services of Great Britain provides financial assistance to non-British citizens who wish to return permanently overseas but do not have the means io do so. The available information about persons who have been so assisted in the period 1980 to 1984 is as follows:

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|           |
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|Sri Lanka  |
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|St. Lucia  |
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|St. Vincent|
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|Trinidad   |
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|Zimbabwe   |
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|Total      |
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