§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the numbers, sexes, nationalities, locations and lengths of detention of all those in detention at the latest available date who have requested political asylum.
§ Mr. WaddingtonOf those detained on 4 May 1983, seven were men who were either seeking entry to the United Kingdom or were illegal entrants, and who had applied for asylum. The further details requested about these cases are as follows:
Nationality Location Length of detention (Passengers seeking entry to the United Kingdom) Ghanaian Harmondsworth since 23 April 1983 Iranian Ashford remand centre. since 30 April 1983 Nationality doubtful Risley remand centre since 2 May 1983 Ugandan Wandsworth prison since 10 October 1982 (serving term of imprisonment for Customs offences) (Illegal entrants) South African Manchester prison since 30 May 1983 Bangladeshi Cardiff prison since 7 April 1983 Sri Lankan Ashford remand centre since 10 December 1982 In addition, some of those detained as the subject of deportation procedures may have requested asylum, but I regret that information on the number of such persons is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the numbers, sexes and nationalities of those held in detention in the last year for which figures are available who had requested political asylum.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI regret that this information is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.