§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are currently held in detention centres in respect of immigration. [16002]
§ Mr. KirkhopeInformation is available on all persons, excluding non-asylum cases in detention for less than a month, held in immigration service detention centres solely under Immigration Act powers. The number of such persons was 295 on 31 January 1996. This figure excludes persons detained in Prison Service establishments or police cells. Information on non-asylum cases in detention for less than a month is not available centrally.