HC Deb 08 December 1994 vol 251 cc337-8W
Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total cost to the Immigration Service in the financial year 1993–94 of carrying out reviews of decisions to detain under Immigration Act powers.

Mr. Nicholas Baker

The information requested is not available.

Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the weekly or monthly cost of detaining someone under Immigration Act powers at(a) a detention centre or (b) a prison service establishment.

Mr. Nicholas Baker

The average cost in 1993–94 of detaining someone under the Immigration Act at an Immigration Service detention centre is estimated at just

Police Authority Expenditure (£ million)
Table A
Expenditure 1992–93 Per cent, change on previous year Expenditure 1993–94 Per cent, change on previous year Estimated exp 1994–95 Per cent, change on previous year
Dyfed-Powys
current 38.896 +10.7 41.518 +6.7 43.378 +4.5
capital 1.982 +1.2 3.242 +63.6 1.445 -55.4
Total 40.878 +10.2 44.760 +9.5 44.823 +0.1
Gwent
current 38.965 +6.2 41.406 +6.3 43.430 +4.9
capital 3.882 +4.4 1.280 -67.0 2.141 +67.3
Total 42.847 +6.1 42.686 -0.4 45.571 +6.8
North Wales
current 55.897 +10.3 58.387 +4.5 62.780 +7.5
capital 1.617 -3.1 2.604 +61.0 1.688 -35,2
Total 57.514 +9.8 60.991 +6.0 64.468 +5.7
South Wales
current 127.300 +7.4 130.885 +2.8 134.485 +28
capital 4.420 +29.3 5.018 +13.5 5.873 +17.0
Total 131.720 +8.0 135.903 +3.2 140.358 +3.3
All Wales
current 261.058 +8.3 272.196 +4.3 284.073 +4.4
capital 11.901 +10.5 12.144 +2.0 11.147 -8.2
Total 272.959 +8.3 284.340 +4.2 295.220 +3.8

over £800 per week. The Prison Service normally holds detainees in local prisons or remand centres, where the average cost per place in 1993–94 was £411 per week.