HC Deb 28 January 1994 vol 236 c433W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the penal establishments in England and Wales at which people seeking political asylum were being detained as of 20 January.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The available information shows that people seeking asylum were detained at the following Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 24 January 1994.

Armley Glen Parva
Beford Gloucester
Birmingham Haslar
Blakenhurst Highdown
Blunderston Holloway
Brinsford Hatfield
Bristol Leeds
Brixton Lewes
Bullingdon Moorland
Camp Hill Norwich
Canterbury Pentonville
Cardiff Risley
Chelmsford Rochester
Dorchester Walton
Dover Wandsworth
Durham Winchester
Elmley Winson Green
Exeter Wormwood Scrubs
Feltham

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women are being held in custody in England and Wales and are seeking political asylum into the United Kingdom as of 20 January.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The available information shows that on 24 January a total of 557 male and 44 female asylum seekers were being held in detention in England and Wales.

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