Home Department written question – answered at on 13 May 2014.
Philip Davies
Conservative, Shipley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of people who came to the UK to (a) participate in and (b) spectate at the 2012 Olympic Games who remain in the country illegally.
James Brokenshire
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security and Immigration)
Close to 70,000 records of individuals who were accredited by LOCOG (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) have been investigated. These individuals were subject to immigration control. This would include athletes, coaches, sponsors, etc. but the records do not include those who came merely to watch the Games.
At the time of the investigations, 82 individuals had claimed asylum and 50 had not returned but were in possession of another form of legitimate leave.
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