§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number, sex, and nationality of those persons currently in detention at Harmondsworth detention centre; and how long each has been detained.
§ Mr. WaddingtonAt noon on 7 July, 16 persons (15 males and one female) were detained at Harmondsworth.
The other information requested is as follows:
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Number Duration 3 Pakistani males 1 16 weeks 1 18 days 1 1 day 5 Indian males 1 18 days 1 7 days 1 1 day 2 less than 1 day 2 Iranian males 1 5 days 1 1 day
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons seeking entry to, or transit from, the United Kingdom were detained in prisons or remand centres in 1983 and so far in 1984 by sex, nationality and establishment.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information requested is as follows:
Number Duration 2 Ghanaian males 1 2 days 1 1 day 2 Nigerian males 1 2 days 1 less than 1 day 1 Ecuadorian male 2 days 1 Filipino female 2 days
§ Mrs. Peacockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will detail the number of people detained at the Harmondsworth detention centre in the last 12 months, their country of origin, and the average length of their stay.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe available information set out in the table below, gives the number and nationality of people detained in 1983 and from 1 January to 7 July 1984.
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1983 1984 Afghanistan 44 3 Algeria 22 13 Antigua 2 2 Argentina 4 —
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1983 1984 Australia 12 5 Austria — 3 Bangladesh 115 65 Barbados 1 1 Belgium 1 — Bermuda 1 1 Bolivia 1 — Brazil 4 — Bulgaria 4 — Burma 1 — Cameron 2 — Canada 9 1 Cape Verde — 1 Cayman Islands 1 — Chile 4 2 China 2 3 Colombia 23 15 Cuba — 10 Cyprus 5 3 Czechoslovakia — 1 Denmark 3 — Dominica 3 — Ecuador — 2 Egypt 13 5 Ethiopia 8 4 Gambia 1 2 Germany (Federal Republic) 5 1 Ghana 466 328 Greece 1 6 Grenada 8 — Guyana 3 — Honduras 1 — Hong Kong 22 7 Iceland — 1 India 434 227 Indonesia 4 1 Iran 93 37 Iraq 31 18 Israel 10 5 Italy 1 1 Ivory Coast 2 — Jamaica 6 5 Japan 9 3 Jordan 10 — Kenya 14 8 Korea 3 7 Kuwait 6 1 Lebanon 8 3 Lesotho 2 — Libya 11 14 Malaysia 11 5 Malta 8 6 Mauritius 12 4 Mexico 7 3 Morocco 22 10 Mozambique 1 — Nepal — 2 Netherlands 1 2 New Zealand 1 2 Nigeria 431 180 Norway 3 — Oman — 1 Pakistan 416 65 Panama 1 — Peru 1 2 Philippines 6 8 Poland 5 10 Portugal 3 6 Qatar 3 — Romania 4 3 St. Lucia 1 1 Saudi Arabia 7 6 Sierra Leone 5 — Singapore 5 5 Somalia 1 1 South Africa 7 4 Spain 18 6
1983 1984 Sri Lanka 53 33 Sudan 9 4 Surinam 1 1 Sweden 1 3 Switzerland 2 2 Syria 7 6 Tanzania 17 2 Thailand 9 1 Togo 3 — Trinidad 3 — Tunisia 15 9 Turkey 36 40 UAE 1 — Uganda 3 1 Uruguay 6 — USA 49 16 USSR 5 1 Venezuela 5 2 Vietnam 1 — Yemen 2 3 Yugoslavia 5 2 Zambia 1 6 Zimbabwe 1 1 British overseas citizens 5 1 Nationality doubtful 19 5 The average length of stay in Harmondsworth is about 2 days.