Immigration: Unaccompanied Children

House of Lords written question – answered at on 21 May 2013.

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Photo of Baroness Doocey Baroness Doocey Liberal Democrat

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied children were intercepted or detained at Greater London and south-east regional ports in 2012.

Photo of Lord Taylor of Holbeach Lord Taylor of Holbeach The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department

We do not hold data on the number of unaccompanied children who were intercepted at Greater London and south-east regional ports in 2012. We have taken this to include the following ports—Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Luton, London City, Southend and St Pancras International.

We know the number of non-British children who were intercepted and subject to further examination at the border. However, determining how many were unaccompanied children could be obtained only at disproportionate cost

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