§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what training is given to Group 4 staff in the care and welfare of immigration detainees.
§ Mr. Charles WardleAll Group 4 Total Security Ltd. staff employed under contract to provide detention management services receive a minimum of 15 days' initial training on all aspects of health and safety, race relations, domestic management and the duty of care 347W towards immigration detainees. A refresher course is provided after one year's service and at yearly intervals thereafter.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration detainees were on hunger strike on 18 March; and how many in each centre were involved in this form of protest.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe numbers of immigration detainees refusing meals on 18 March 1994 were as follows:
Location Number Campsfield House detention centre 82 Haslar holding centre 37 Harmondsworth detention centre 16 HMP Canterbury 18 HMP High Down 6 HMP Birmingham 3 HMP Blakenhurst 3 HMP Bullingdon 2 HMP Pentonville 2 Total 169