HC Deb 24 July 1980 vol 989 cc336-7W
Mr. Soley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will provide a breakdown of the information contained in his reply to the hon. Member for Hammersmith, North, Official Report, 23 April, column 135, according to prison department establishment and country of origin; and if he will also give information for 9 and 23 May and 6 and 20 June or the nearest convenient date;

(2) If he will provide a breakdown of the prison population detained under Immigration Act powers on 9 May, 23 May, 6 June, 20 June or the nearest convenient dates of (a) alleged illegal entrants, (b) people recommended for deportation by the courts without custodial sentence, (c) people recommended for deportation and custodial sentence discharged, (d) people detained under section 3(5) (a) of the Immigration Act 1971 and (e) people detained under section 3(5) (b) of the Immigration Act 1971.

Mr. Raison

I regret that the information can only be provided for a current date. On 18 July the number of persons detained in Prison Department establishments under the powers in the Immigration Act 1971 was as follows:

TABLE 2
Country of origin (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
Algeria 4 1 7
Australia 1 1
Bangladesh 2
Benin 1
Cameroons 1
Canada 2
Colombia 1 l
Cyprus 2 4 2 l
Denmark 2
Egypt 1 2 l
Fiji l
France 1 4
Germany 1 2 1
Ghana 4 4 5
Grenada 1
Guyana 2
Hong Kong 1
India 9 3 3 3
Iran 3 16
Iraq 1
Irish Republic 1 1
Israel 1
Italy 1 1 4
Jordan 1
Liberia 1 1
Libya 1 1 1 1
Malaysia 1 1
Mali 1
Mauritius 1 1 1
Morocco 1 1 3 1
New Zealand 1
Nigeria 3 5 5 6 2
Pakistan 16 1 1 4
Poland 2
Saudi Arabia 1
Sierra Leone 1
South Africa 1
Spain 2
Sri Lanka 1 1 1 2
Sudan 1
Syria 1
Thailand 1
Tunisia 2
Turkey 2 4 6 1
United States of America 1
Venezuela 1
Yemen 1
Zambia 1
Zimbabwe 1 1
Nationality doubtful 1
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