§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average length of time spent in Prison Department establishments for persons detained under Immigration Act powers during 1986.
§ Mr. RentonThe average period of detention in Prison Department establishments in England and Wales of persons initially received under the Immigration Act 1971 powers who were discharged in 1986 was about four weeks.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were received into Prison Department establishments under Immigration Act powers during 1986 by individual prison establishments.
§ Mr. RentonThe readily available information is given in the following table:
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Receptions of persons detained under the Immigration Act 1971 into Prison Department establishments in England and Wales in 1986 Establishment Number1 Remand centers Ashford 144 Brockhill 1 Exeter 1 Latchmere House 863 Low Newton 1
Establishment Number1 Norwich 1 Risley 9 Prisons Bedford 4 Birmingham 46 Bristol 25 Brixton 1 Canterbury 34 Cardiff 7 Durham 7 Exeter 4 Gloucester 2 Holloway 11 Hull 3 Leeds 7 Leicester 5 Lewes 3 Lincoln 2 Norwich 1 Pentonville 21 Shrewsbury 1 Winchester 4 Wormwood Scrubs 3 Others Blantyre House 95 Bullwood Hall 1 Erlestoke 115 All Prison Department establishments 1,422 1 The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate, detailed checking of individual cases would involve disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the numbers of immigrants each year from 1979 to date who have legally gained admission as immigrants to the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. RentonThe numbers of persons granted settlement in the United Kingdom in each year from 1976 to 1986 are published in table 18 of "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom 1986" (Cm. 166), copies of which are in the Library.
§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information is available regarding the numbers of individuals who have entered the United Kingdom as illegal immigrants each year since 1979.
§ Mr. RentonThe available information, which relates to illegal entrants detected and dealt with, is summarised in table 22 of "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom 1986" (Cm. 166), copies of which are in the Library.