§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those people detained in HM prison Winson Green under Immigration Act powers during the months of January, February and March have been deported. [24425]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Alastair Papps to Lynne Jones, dated 3 April 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking, how many of those people detained in Birmingham prison under Immigration Act powers during the months of January, February and March have been deported.There were 23 people discharged and deported from Birmingham prison in January and 22 in February. There is no information currently available for March.
§ Dr. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were detained in HM prison Winson Green, under Immigration Act powers in(a) January, (b) February and (c) March; and what were the nationalities of those detained. [24424]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Alastair Papps to Lynne Jones, dated 3 April 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking, how many people were detained in Birmingham prison under Immigration Act powers in (a) January, (b) February and (c) March; and what were the nationalities of those detained.Information for 31 January and 29 February is given in the attached table. There is no information currently available for March.
Population of Immigration detainees at HM Birmingham on 31 January and 29 February 1996 by nationality1 Number Nationality 31 January 29 February Bangladesh 2 — China 5 3 Algeria 2 6 India 27 25 Nigeria 4 5 Pakistan 6 9 Others 5 7 Total 51 55 1 Provisional figures.
§ Dr. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who had at some stage applied for asylum were detained in HM prison Winson Green during(a) January, (b) February and (c) March; and what were the nationalities of those detained. [24423]
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§ Mr. KirkhopeThe information requested is in the table.
Population of asylum detainees at HMP Birmingham on 31 January, 29 February and 29 March 1996 by nationality1 Nationality 31 January 29 February 29 March Algeria — 4 5 Bangladesh 2 — 2 China 6 4 — India 22 16 14 Pakistan 8 9 7 Nigeria 2 2 — Others 2 1 3 Total 42 36 31 1 Estimated breakdown.