§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers who have been held in detention have been on hunger strike during the current year. [993]
§ Mr. KirkhopeA total of 40 people detained under Immigration Act powers have refused food or fluids at some stage during 1995 up to 17 November. Central records of people who have refused food or fluids do not distinguish between those who have applied for asylum from others, and this information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
As at 17 November only one immigration detainee was refusing food or fluids.