HC Deb 18 March 1994 vol 239 cc894-5W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many detainees of Campsfield House detention centre are(a) asylum seekers, (b) appellants against refusal and (c) awaiting deportation; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance has been issued to staff at Campsfield House detention centre where detainees refuse food.

Mr. Charles Wardle

Guidance based on Prison Service procedures has been issued to staff at the Campsfield House detention centre responsible for the care of those detainees refusing food. An immigration detainee refusing food for more than three days is offered advice and treatment by the Campsfield House medical team and this is repeated on a daily basis as part of the detailed monitoring of the individual's medical condition. Treatment would be administered only with the individual's consent.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the total number of detainees held at Campsfield House detention centre by(a) country of origin, (b) those held for less than one month, (c) one to six months and (d) more than six months.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The information requested is set out in respect of detainees held at Campsfield House on 15 March 1994.

Number
(a) Nationality
Algeria 3
Angola 4
Bangladesh 6
Cameroon 1
China 2
Colombia 3
Cote d'Ivoire 4
Cyprus 1
Ethiopia 7
Ghana 28
Number
India 27
Jamaica 1
Kenya 8
Liberia 4
Malawi 1
Niger 1
Nigeria 28
Pakistan 2
Peru 1
Philippines 2
Poland 1
Romania 5
Sierra Leone 3
Somalia 3
Sri Lanka 8
Sudan 1
Togo 1
Turkey 6
Uganda 4
Zaire 8
Nationality doubtful 5
Total 179
Number
(b) Overall length of detention (including any detention elsewhere)
Less than one month 29
One to six months 139
More than six months 11
Total 179

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he first received reports of hunger strikes at Campsfield House detention centre.

Mr. Charles Wardle

On 18 February 1994.