§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present number of people in prison on charges of being illegal immigrants; and if he will give a breakdown of the time each person has been held in prison.
§ Mr. RaisonInformation about the number of people in prison awaiting trial102W on a charge relating to unlawful entry is not readily available. There were on 17 May 50 persons detained as illegal entrants in prison and elsewhere on the authority of an immigration officer.
The periods of detention were:
1 month or less 20 More than 1 month and up to and including 2 months 16 More than 2 month and up to and including 3 months 7 More than 3 month and up to and including 6 months 5 More than 6 month 2 The longest period of detention was 12 months.