§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average daily prison population of those detained under Immigration Act powers during 1984.
§ Mr. MellorIn 1984 the average number of persons detained under the Immigration Act 1971 in prison department establishments in England and Wales was 143.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will provide a table indicating the total number of people served with detention orders under Schedule 3 paragraph 2(2) of the Immigration Act during 1983 by nationality and category.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe following table gives the available information. The breakdown by category of deportation could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Detention orders served under paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 3 of the Immigration Act, 1971 in 1983 Number of persons Foreign nationals Bolivia 1 Burma 1 Columbia 2 Eygpt 2 France 1
Number of persons Hungary 1 Iran 1 Italy 2 Japan 1 Morocco 1 Pakistan 2 Philippines 2 Poland 1 Portugal 1 Sudan 1 Tunisia 1 Turkey 7 Total 28 Commonwealth citizens Cyprus 3 Ghana 8 Hong Kong BDTC's 1 India 4 Jamaica 1 Mauritius 2 Nigeria 9 St Helena BDTC 1 Seychelles 1 Sri Lanka 3 Uganda 1 Zimbabwe 1 Total 35 All persons 63