HC Deb 19 June 2000 vol 352 c99W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects the new detention centre near Doncaster to open; what its initial and full capacity will be; and if he will make a statement.[126593]

Mrs. Roche

The Immigration Service will start to use the new Immigration Detention Centre within the grounds of Lindholme Prison on 10 July. At full capacity Lindholme Detention Centre will house 112 male detainees aged 21 and over. The allocation of immigration detainees into the establishment will be phased over a four week period with 28 detainees being sent to the Centre each week.