§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons seeking entry to, or transit from, the United Kingdom were detained in police cells in 1983 and so far in 1984, by sex and nationality; and what were the establishments in which they were so detained.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe available information is as follows:
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1983 1984 Males Females Males Females Algeria 11 — — — Australia — — 1 — Bangladesh — — 1 — Barbados — — 1 — Belgium 1 — — — Brazil 1 — — — Bulgaria 1 — — — Chile 2 — — — Colombia 5 — 1 — Cyprus 1 — — — Denmark — — 1 — Egypt 2 — — — Equatorial Guinea 1 — — — Ethiopia — — — 1 France 1 — — — Gambia 4 — 1 — Ghana 13 — 5 2 Greece 1 — — — Hong Kong — — 1 — Iceland — — — 1 India 9 — 3 — Iran 2 — — — Iraq 2 — — — Ireland 1 — — — Jamaica 1 — 2 — Japan — — 1 — Kenya 1 — — — Kuwait 2 — — — Libya 7 — — — Mexico — 1 — — Morocco 3 — 3 — Netherlands 2 — 1 — Nigeria 16 — 7 — Norway 1 — 1 — Pakistan 4 — 1 — Philippines 1 — 1 — Poland — — 2 — Portugal 2 — — — Qatar 1 — — — Saudi Arabia 1 — — — Senegal 1 — — — Sierra Leone 1 — — — Singapore — — 1 — South Africa 1 — — — Spain — — 3 — Sri Lanka 2 — 1 — Sweden 1 — — — Switzerland — — 1 — Tanzania — — 1 — Tunisia 1 — — — Turkey 9 1 — — USA 6 1 2 — USSR 1 1 — — Venezuela 1 — — — Nationality doubtful 16 — 9 — Details of the establishment in which each was detained cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost. In general, detention will be in the police cells nearest to the port or airport at which the passenger sought entry.
Some of the passengers included in the above totals may have been detained following the preferment of criminal charges in addition to being detained under the Immigration Act.
The numbers for 1984 are up to noon on 7 July.
1983 1984 Prison Remand centre Prison Remand centre Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Argentina — — 1 — — — — — Bangladesh 1 — — — — — 3 — Bulgaria — — 1 — — — — — Chile 1 — — — — — — — Gambia 1 — — — 4 — — — Ghana 9 — 4 — 2 — 1 — Guyana — — 1 — — — — — Hong Kong — — 1 — — — — — India 2 — 1 — — — — — Iran — — 1 — — — — — Iraq — 1 — — 1 — 1 — Italy — — 1 — — — — — Jamaica — — 1 — 2 — — — Liberia — — 1 — — — — — Morocco 1 — 1 — 1 — — — Nigeria 1 — 3 — — — — — Pakistan — — 8 — — — 1 — Senegal — — 1 — — — — — South Africa 1 — — — — — — — Sri Lanka — — 4 — — — — — Stateless 5 — 6 — 1 — — — Syria — — — — 1 — — — Tanzania 4 — 4 — 1 — — — Tunisia — — 1 — — — — — Turkey — — 1 — — — 1 — United States of America 1 — 1 — 1 — 2 — Upper Volta 1 — — — — — — — Zaire — — 1 — — — — — Totals 28 1 44 0 14 0 9 0 Details of the establishment in which each was detained cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost. The figures for 1984 are up to noon on 9 July.