HC Deb 02 December 1980 vol 995 cc48-9W
Mr Soley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table indicating, for the latest convenient date, the time spent in prison department establishments by persons recommended for deportation by the courts without custodial sentence, showing the numbers detained for more than one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and 10 weeks, respectively.

Mr. Raison

The information on 27 November 1980 was as follows:—

ENGLAND AND WALES
Prison department establishments Police cells*
Detained for more than 1 week and not more than 2 weeks 4 1
Detained for more than 2 weeks and not mor than 3 weeks 3
Detained for more than 3 weeks and not more than 4 weeks 2 1
Detained for more than 4 weeks and not more than 5 weeks 1 1
Detained for more than 5 weeks and not more than 6 weeks 4 1
Detained for more than 6 weeks and not more than 7 weeks 1
Detained for more than 7 weeks and not more than 8 weeks 4
Detained for more than 8 weeks and not more than 9 weeks
Detained for more than 9 weeks and not more than 10 weeks
Detained for more than 10 weeks 5
24 4

SCOTLAND
Prison department establishments Police cells*
Detained for more than 5 weeks and not more than 6 weeks 1
1
* These would be detained in prison but for the current industrial dispute.

Mr. Soley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of persons against whom deportation orders have been made under section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 during each of the last five years and to the latst convenient date 1980.

Mr. Raison

The information is as follows:

1975 44
1976 36
1977 58
1978 57
1979 102
1980 (to 31 October) 76

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