HC Deb 30 January 1991 vol 184 c510W
Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons were the Iraqi nationals detained in Scotland removed from that jurisdiction and taken to England.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The Iraqi nationals detained in the last two weeks pending deportation on conducive grounds for reason of national security came from all parts of the United Kingdom. All were initially transferred to a central location in a London prison to facilitate interviewing, appeals and removal. Most have since been transferred to Her Majesty's prison Full Sutton in Yorkshire in the light of discussions with the International Red Cross.