HL Deb 20 October 1980 vol 413 cc1748-9WA
Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many children were detained in Harmondsworth Detention Centre in the first six months of 1980.

Lord BELSTEAD

Seventy-eight people aged under 17 were detained in Harmondsworth Detention Centre between January and June 1980. Of these the great majority were detained because their parents were detained.