§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of receptions into prison department establishments of people detained under the Immigration Act 1971 in 1978 and each of the first two quarters of the current year.
§ Mr. BrittanThe number of receptions in 1978 will be published shortly in "Prison Statistics, England and Wales 1978"; figures for the first two quarters of 1979 are not yet available.
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were detained at prison department establishments under the Immigration Act 1971 at at 31 December 1978, 31 March 1979 and 30 June 1979(a) up to one month,(b) over one month 244W and up to two months,(c) over two months and up to three months,(d) over three months and up to six months,(e) over six months and up to nine months,(f) over nine months and up to 12 months and(g) over 12 months.
§ Mr. BrittanThe information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the numbers and nationalities of persons detained under the Immigration Act 1971 at the Harmondsworth detention centre during 1978 and the first six months of the current year pending further examination by immigration officers or pending removal after being refused entry.
§ Mr. RaisonInformation on the numbers and nationalities of those detained at Harmondsworth is set out in the table. The great majority of these people will have been detained pending further examination or pending removal after being refused entry but a precise breakdown of the grounds for detention could be made only at disproportionate cost.
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PERSONS DETAINED UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ACT 1971 AT HARMONDSWORTH Nationals of 1978 1979 (to 30 June) Afganistan … … 6 25 Algeria … … 53 24 Andorra … … 1 — Antigua … … 7 — Argentina … … 5 8 Associated States … … — 2 Australia … … 12 10 Austria … … 4 2 Bahamas … … 3 — Bahrain … … 2 2 Bangladesh … … 301 89 Bolivia … … — 1 Brazil … … 14 8 Bulgaria … … 7 1 Canada … … 10 7 Chad … … 1 — Chile … … 11 4 Colombia … … 61 16 Cuba … … 1 — Cyprus … … 58 15 Denmark … … 3 2 Dominica … … 6 — East Germany … … 1 — Ecuador … … 1 — Egypt … … 156 26 El Salvador … … 3 — Ethiopia … … 17 6 Fiji … … — 1 Finland … … 4 1 France … … 3 3 Gabon … … — 1 246W
Nationals of 1978 1979 (to 30 June) The Gambia 7 3 Ghana 281 102 Greece 44 22 Guyana 5 2 Holland 1 1 Hong Kong 116 69 Hungary 4 5 Iceland — 1 India 901 446 Indonesia 6 2 Iran 380 495 Iraq 28 5 Israel 40 19 Italy 15 11 Ivory Coast 12 2 Jamaica 36 11 Japan 50 15 Jordan 45 16 Kenya 18 17 Korea 2 1 Kuwait 25 8 Lebanon 41 27 Liberia 2 — Libya 10 9 Malawi 4 5 Malaysia 13 9 Mali 2 — Malta 12 2 Mauritius 20 7 Mexico 13 11 Morocco 25 15 Mozambique 2 — Nepal 1 1 New Zealand 7 — Nicaragua 3 — Nigeria 284 109 Norway 2 2 Pakistan 920 463 Peru 7 1 Phillipines 20 9 Poland 18 11 Portugal 86 29 Qatar 1 1 Rhodesia 34 12 Rumania 2 — Saudi Arabia 44 19 Senegal — 1 Seychelles 4 2 Sierra Leone 3 — Singapore 8 4 Somalia 5 3 South Africa 27 17 Spain 84 53 Sri Lanka 28 38 Sudan 62 42 Sweden 4 3 Switzerland 5 6 Syria 26 17 Tanzania 25 21 Thailand 13 5 Trinidad & Tobago 2 — Tunisia 11 4 Turkey 280 87 Uganda 4 7 United Arab Emirates — 3 United Kingdom Passport Holders 10 11 United States of America 86 40 USSR 2 1 Venezuela 12 8 Vietnam 1 — West Germany 9 10
Nationals of 1978 1979 (to 30 June) Yemen … 15 7 Yugoslavia … 24 15 Zaire … — 1 Zambia … 28 4 Nationality doubtful … 10 13 Totals
… 5,128 2,672