HC Deb 13 December 1994 vol 251 cc568-9W
Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers are currently held in HMP Winchester; and how long these individuals have been held under Immigration Act powers.

Mr. Nicholas Baker

As at 8 December 1994, a total of five people who had sought asylum were detained at HM prison Winchester. All these cases have spent between two to six months in detention at HM prison Winchester.

Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 23 November,Official Report, columns 159–61, how long each of the detainees referred to in table C had been in police cells.

Mr. Nicholas Baker

[holding answer 12 December 1994]: Figures for the length of detention of those detained in police cells on 18 November 1994 are not available retrospectively and details relating to those currently detained could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Applications1 received for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, by location of application and month, 1993 to end-November 1994
Number of principal applicants
1993 1994
Applied in port Applied in-country Total2 Applied in port Applied in-country Total2
January 600 1,355 1,960 775 1,575 2,350
February 440 1,740 2,180 720 1,285 2,000
March 515 1,250 1,765 770 1,990 2,755
April 420 1,400 1,820 790 1,720 2,505
May 660 1,205 1,865 760 1,895 2,650
June 560 1,290 1,850 735 1,730 2,465
July 660 1,335 1,995 755 1,890 2,645
August 590 705 1,295 900 1,795 2,695
September 625 1,360 1,990 1,315 2,385 3,695
October 655 945 1,600 950 2,045 2,995
November 665 1,140 1,805 745 2,375 3,125
December 925 1,320 2,245 — — —
Total 7,320 15,050 22,370 9,210 20,680 29,890
1 Provisional and estimated figures rounded to the nearest 5.
2 Figures exclude applications made overseas.