§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why it is necessary to use Her Majesty's prison, Pentonville, for the detention of persons 235W under Immigration Act powers in the London area, in view of his Department's statement that such persons would in future be held at Her Majesty's remand centre, Ashford.
§ Mr. RaisonHer Majesty's prison, Pentonville holds a small proportion of the persons detained under the Immigration Act 1971 because the accommodation for them at Ashford remand centre is limited at the moment while some of the sanitary facilities are out of use for renovation.