§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of(a) hunger strikes and (b) suicides by (i) male and (ii) female immigration detainees in prisons in England and Wales during each of the last three years. [20356]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe available information is as follows:
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§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the policy of his Department regarding keeping immigration detainees being held in prison in England and Wales informed of the position of their cases; which service is responsible for it; and if he will make a statement. [20355]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerAll immigration detainees, including those held in prisons, receive written notification from the Immigration Service, on a monthly basis, of the progress of their case. Asylum applicants receive, in addition, a report from the asylum division on the position reached in considering their application.