§ 46. Mr. Willeyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigrants are now detained in Pentonville prison awaiting deportation; and what was the corresponding figure 12 months ago.
§ Mr. LaneThirty-three people awaiting deportation are currently detained in Pentonville prison. It is not possible to give a precise figure for the same day last year, but I understand that the numbers were much the same.