§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of(a) men and (b) women being held in detention centres in England and Wales on issues relating to immigration on 30 March. [24556]
§ Mr. KirkhopeThere were 312 males and 55 females detained solely under Immigration Act powers in Immigration Service detention centres in England and Wales on 30 March. These figures exclude persons detained in Prison Service establishments and police cells.