§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all the representations received by his Department concerning Ademola Onibiyo in the seven days preceding his departure from Britain. [29480]
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 14 May 1996]: In the seven days preceding Mr. Onibiyo's deportation on 4 May, representations were received from:
- Bernie Grant MP
- Bill Morris—Transport and General Workers Union
- Lord Gifford QC—Councillor Adam Sandell, Oxford city council
- John Monks TUC
- Baroness Williams of Crosby
- Harry Cohen MP
- Fisher Meredith—Solicitors
- Jeremy Corbyn MP
- The President of Guyana
- Jack Straw MP
- Rodney Bickerstaff—UNISON (by telephone) together with 65 letters from the general public.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the total cost of(a) legal action, (b) administration and (c) holding in custody of Ademola Onibiyo since January 1995; and if he will make a statement. [29479]
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 14 May 1996]: The total legal costs which fall to be met by the Home Office in connection with the deportation of Ademola Onibiyo amount to £21,000. Mr. Onibiyo was detained for two periods totalling 360 days prior to his deportation on 4 May. The average cost of detaining a person for this length of time is £39,225. The information requested concerning administration costs is not available centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.