§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of asylum seekers held(a) in gaol and (b) otherwise in custody on the first day of each month for the years (i) 1994, (ii) 1995, (iii) 1996 and (iv) 1997 to date. [2845]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe available information on detained asylum seekers for selected dates during 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 is given in the table.
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Table 1. Number of people recorded as being detained 1,2, who had sought asylum at some stage, by location of detention, as at selected dates in 1994, 1995, 1996. and 1997. Detained as at Prison Service establishments Detained in Other places of detention Total 18 November 1994 278 376 654 13 January 1995 257 315 572 29 March 1995 274 345 619 10 May 1995 240 406 646 3 July 1995 323 367 690 21 November 1995 378 398 776 31 January 1996 432 301 733 29 February 1996 346 356 702 29 March 1996 344 341 685 30 April 1996 353 372 725
Table 1. Number of people recorded as being detained 1,2, who had sought asylum at some stage, by location of detention, as at selected dates in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. Detained as at Prison Service establishments Detained in Other places of detention Total 31 May 19963 352 399 751 27 June 1996 351 421 772 30 July 19964 340 436 776 4 September 1996 339 470 809 1 October 1996 343 521 864 5 November 1996 325 483 808 11 December 1996 292 462 754 31 January 19975 324 444 768 27 March 1997 313 464 111 30 April 1997 298 499 797 1 Provisional figures. 2 Persons detained solely under the powers contained in Schedules 2 or 3 of the Immigration Act 1971. In some cases the asylum application will have been lodged subsequent to the applicant being detained. The figures include both detained asylum applicants who applied at ports, and those detained in after-entry enforcement work and include those awaiting removal following refusal of asylum, as well as those whose applications were under consideration or subject to appeal. 3 Port cases are as at 7 June 1996 and In-country cases are as at 31 May 1996. 4 Port cases are as at 2 August 1996 and In-country cases are as at 30 July 1996. 5 Port cases are as at 3 February 1997 and In-country cases are as at 30 January 1997.