HC Deb 28 November 2001 vol 375 cc958-9W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons are in detention under immigration legislation. [17304]

Angela Eagle

The latest available information on the number of persons detained under Immigration Act powers relates to 30 June 2001; 1,760 persons (to the nearest five) were detained as at this date, including 245 persons detained in prison establishments under dual Immigration Act and other powers.

The next set of statistics are currently planned for release on 30 November on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigrationl.html, and will relate to persons detained as at 30 September.

Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been detained under the Immigration Act 1971 in each of the past five years; and in each year, how many detained persons have(a) been charged with a criminal offence, (b) been the subject of a deportation order, (c) appealed against such an order and (d) been deported to which countries. [17765]

Angela Eagle

Available information relates only to persons detained under Immigration Act powers as at 30 June 2001; 1,760 persons (to the nearest five) were detained as at this date. This includes 245 persons detained in prison establishments under dual Immigration Act and other powers who have been charged with a criminal offence.

I regret that the information requested on detainees who have been the subject of a deportation order, appealed against such an order and been deported to which countries is not held centrally and could be obtained only by examining individual case files at disproportionate cost.