§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement as to who has the responsibility for(a) men and (b) women who have served their prison sentence and are detained by the immigration services in prison awaiting deportation orders. [22378]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe Prison Service is responsible for the day-to-day care of such detainees and the immigration service is responsible for reviewing the continued need for detention, the handling of the caseworkassociated with the making of a deportation order and making arrangements for removal from the United Kingdom, but the overall responsibility rests with the Secretary of State for the Home Department.