HL Deb 27 July 1989 vol 510 c1674WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many asylum seekers were in custody in the United Kingdom at the most recent available date; how many were held in detention centres and how many in prisons; and of the total, how many were Kurds from Turkey, Iraq and Iran.

Earl Ferrers

The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disporportionate cost.