HC Deb 09 December 1992 vol 215 cc660-1W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many individuals were held in prison department establishments under Immigration Act powers, in each month from July 1991 to June 1992(a) by prison department establishment and ( b) length of detention;

(2) how many individuals are currently held in prison department establishments under Immigration Act powers, in total (a) by prison department establishment and (b) by length of detention.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Information about detainees held in prison service establishments in England and Wales under the Immigration Act 1971 is not readily available by period of detention on a monthly basis. The available information is shown in the tables.

Establishment Number
September 1991 December 1991 March 1992 June 1992
Shrewsbury 2 2
Swansea 2
Wandsworth 1 1 1
Winchester 2 5 3 4
Wormwood Scrubs 2 2 14 6
All prison service establishments 194 210 235 260