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Deportation

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 12 September 2025UIN 74872

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of foreign nationals who have abscond after being served with a deportation order.

Answered by Alex Norris

Obtaining the specific information requested would involve collating and verifying information from multiple systems and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The Home Office does not hold any central record of the requested information.

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