IMMIGRATION (CARRIERS' LIABILITY)

That this House, whilst recognising the intention of restricting improper attempts to enter the United Kingdom, as outlined by the Home Secretary in his statement of 2nd July 1991, is of the opinion that the doubling of the ú1,000 charge payable by the carrier for each passenger who fails to produce valid documents is an unfair imposition on the great majority of British shipping and aviation carriers who have attempted to comply with the requirements of the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act 1987.