§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many immigration cases were 47W referred to him by hon. and right hon. Members in the last quarter of 1985 and so far in 1986; and of that number, how many have been kept in detention;
(2) how many immigration cases were referred to him by hon. and right hon. Members in 1983, 1984 and 1985; and of that number, how many were kept in detention in each of those years.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI shall reply as soon as possible.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Bangladeshi immigrants placed in detention on arrival in the United Kingdom were transferred to the Ashford remand centre in 1983, 1984 and 1985; and how many such immigrants are currently detained there.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe available information relates to Bangladeshi citizens who were detained either after refusal of leave to enter or having been required to submit to further examination on arrival, and is as follows:
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Number 1983 17 1984 16 1985 147 At 2pm on 13 February seven Bangladeshi citizens were so detained.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Bangladeshi immigrants were kept in detention on arrival in the United Kingdom in 1983, 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe figures available relate to the number of citizens of Bangladesh detained overnight in port detention accommodation or police cells after seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom, and are as follows:
Number 1983 129 1984 157 1985 1,173 The figures for 1983 and 1984 do not include persons detained at Queens building, Heathrow. Some element of double counting will be included where the same person was detained in more than one centre.