§ Ms. HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers(a) were placed in detention in 1991 and (b) were in detention in each month from January to May 1992, by country of origin, by length of detention and by application at port or in country.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information is not available in the form requested, but the table shows a breakdown, as 329W at 31 May 1992, of the number of asylum seekers who had
Political asylum applicants detained 31 May 1992 Nationality 1-2 months 2-6 months 6-12 months Over 12 months Totals Angola 3 (1) 7 (2) — — 10 (3) Algeria — 2 — 1 — — 3 — Bangladesh — — 1 (1) — 1 (1) Chile — 1 (1) — — 1 (1) Colombia 2 (1) 1 (1) 1 — — 4 (2) Cyprus — 1 — — — 1 — Ethiopia 1 (1) — — — 1 (1) Gabon — 1 — — — 1 — Ghana 5 (5) 5 (4) 4 (3) 1 (1) 15 (13) Haiti — 1 (1) — — 1 (1) India 16 — 19 (1) 7 (1) — 42 (2) Iran — 3 (3) — — 3 (3) Ivory Coast — — 2 (2) — 2 (2) Jamaica 1 — 1 — — — 2 — Jordan — — 1 — — 1 — Kenya 1 (1) — — — 1 (1) Lebanon 5 (5) — — — 5 (5) Mauritius — 1 — — — 1 — Morocco 1 (1) 1 — 1 — — 3 (1) Namibia — 1 (1) — — 1 (1) Nigeria 2 (2) 17 (7) 3 (2) 3 (1) 25 (12) Pakistan 3 — 3 — 1 — — 7 — Peru — — 1 — — 1 — Sierra Leone — — — 1 — 1 — Sri Lanka — — 1 — 1 — 2 — Turkey 6 (1) 3 (1) 1 — — 10 (2) Uganda — 3 (2) 1 (1) — 4 (3) Zaire 8 (8) 24 (6) 8 (6) 1 — 41 (20) Zimbabwe — — 1 (1) — 1 (1) TOTALS 54 (26) 95 (30) 35 (17) 7 (2) 191 (75)