§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people absconded from Harmondsworth detention centre during 1981 and 1982; and how many of those were redetained.
§ Mr. WaddingtonSeventeen detainees absconded from Harmondsworth in 1981, and 21 in 1982. Information about the number of those who were redetained is not readily available.