HC Deb 07 June 1976 vol 912 cc513-4W
Mr. Douglas-Mann

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there have been any changes in policy in relation to control units in prisons since his statement on 24th October 1975 (Official Report, column 283); if so, what; how many prisoners have been detained in such units since then and for what periods; and, if detained under rule 43, what proportion of such detainees were occupying control units at their own request.

(a) Settlement of men from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh:

TABLE I
ACCEPTANCES FOR SETTLEMENT—CITIZENS OF INDIA, PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH—MALES
Admitted for settlement on arrival Accepted for settlement on removal of time limit
India Pakistan Bangladesh India Pakistan Bangladesh
1st July 1962–31st December 1962 724 409 Not applicable
1963 8,444 13,648 Not applicable
1964 3,849 3,500 Not applicable
1965 4,009 2,696 Not available Not applicable
1966 3,347 919 Not available Not applicable
1967 3,963 1,121 Not available Not applicable
1968 3,714 884 Not available Not applicable
1969 1,631 708 Not available Not applicable
1970 1,027 589 200 143
1971 934 534 284 252
1972 993 371 121† 234 274 15†
1973 361 176 92 150 108 35
1974 443 196 43 1,027 541 184
1975* 970 350 140 1,870 1,010 180
* Provisional.
† From April 1972.

(b) Information is not available about how many men returned to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh;

(c) Settlement of wives and children. The following Table gives the available information. Wives admitted for settlement on arrival have been recorded separately since 1st September 1974. Before that they were included in wider categories of women accepted for settlement on arrival, of which wives represented, however, the great majority.

Mr. John

There has been no change in policy since my right hon. Friend's statement on 24th October 1975. The control unit at Wakefield prison was closed on 24th October 1975, and there are no others.

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