§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were detained in prison department establishments under Immigration Act powers during 1984 following completion of a custodial sentence.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish records of those detained under Immigration Act powers on a regular basis.
§ Mr. WaddingtonFigures of detention orders served under paragraph 2 of schedule 3 to the Immigration Act 1971 and of illegal entrants detained are already regularly published in "Control of Immigration: Statistics" and information on persons received into prison under the powers of the Immigration Act 1971 is likewise already published in "Prison Statistics". The collection of information on the numbers of persons detained under Immigration Act powers has been recently extended and the question of whether and in what form further information should be published is under consideration.