§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many additional places he has provided for the purposes of detaining applicants for asylum; and where these places are located.
§ Mr. Charles WardleNew accommodation, providing about 300 additional places for detention under Immigration Act powers, will be delivered in phases from September 1992 to spring 1995, and will be located at Harmondsworth, Gatwick airport, Kidlington in Oxford and Stansted airport.
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to his answer on 24 June,Official Report, columns 193–94, if he will list the organisations with which he has held meetings in connection with proposed legislation on asylum applications.
§ Mr. Charles WardleI have discussed legislation on asylum at meetings with representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Amnesty International and Westminster city council. My right hon. and learned Friend and I are ready to hear the views of interested organisations.