HC Deb 25 July 1979 vol 971 cc243-6W
Miss Richardson

asked 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. Brittan

The 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 Richardson

asked 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 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. Brittan

The information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Miss Richardson

asked 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. Raison

Information 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.

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
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

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