§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consider that the visiting hours at all immigration detention centres should be the same; what changes have been made since this matter was drawn to their attention; and what further changes are planned. [HL2394]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin)It is not necessarily the case that the visiting hours at all immigration removal centres need to be identical. For example, individual centres service different operational priorities and, as such, will not have identical visiting requirements.
There has recently been an extension of the visiting hours at Lindholme Immigration Removal Centre and we have undertaken to review the visiting hours there and at Haslar Immigration Removal Centre. My honourable friend the Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and Community Cohesion will write to the noble Lord when this review is complete.