HC Deb 06 February 1985 vol 72 c611W
Mr. Geoffrey Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many men, and how many women are currently living in his Department's reception centres; and if he will give comparable figures for each year since 1974.

Mr. Whitney

[pursuant to his reply, 29 January 1985, c. 166]: On 30 November 1984, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 1,528 men and 50 women living in the Department's resettlement units (formerly reception centres). Comparable figures for previous years are:

Men Women
1983* 1,634 43
1982 1,818 30
1981 1,700 21
1980 2,088 56
1979 1,695 40
* The figures quoted for 1983 are an average for the month of November.

No figures are available for the period 1974 to 1978.

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