HL Deb 20 October 1980 vol 413 cc1749-50WA
Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many non-criminal prisoners were received into custody under the Immigration Act 1971 in the first six months of 1980, and what was the average daily population of such prisoners over the same period.

Lord BELSTEAD

Information on receptions into prison department establishments in England and Wales of persons held under the Immigration Act 1971 and the average daily population of such persons is published annually in Prison statistics, England and Wales (Table 1.1 of the issue for 1979, Cmnd. 7978). Figures for receptions in the first half of 1980 are not available. The provisional figure for the average daily population during the period 1st January—30th June 1980 is 192.

Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many non-criminal prisoners were detained under the Immigration Act 1971 in each of the following categories on 30th September 1980: (a) alleged illegal entrants; (b) people recommended for deportation by the courts without custodial sentence; (c) people recommended for deportation and custodial sentence discharged; (d) people detained under Section 3(5)(a) of the Immigration Act 1971; and (e) people detained under Section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971.

Lord BELSTEAD

I regret that the information for 30th September is no longer available, since the records are maintained on a day-to-day basis for operational purposes. The information on 13th October for prison department establishments in England and Wales was as follows:

  1. (a) 37
  2. (b) 22
  3. (c) 40
  4. (d) 30
  5. (e) 6