§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration detainees were held in(a) United Kingdom prisons by establishment and (b) (i) Campsfield house, (ii) Harmondsworth, (iii) Haslar, (iv) Meadvale Queens building, Heathrow, and (v) Tinsley house, on the nights of 31 January 1996 and 31 January 1997; and if he will make a statement. [15692]
§ Mr. KirkhopeThe information available is given in the table.
Persons recorded as being in detention solely under Immigration Act powers, by establishment Establishment 31 January 1996 31 January 1997 Prison Service establishment in England and Wales1: Haslar 118 2129 Other establishments 402 2347 520 4692 Immigration Service detention centres: Campsfield house 197 195 Gatwick Meadvale 29 42 Harmondsworth 91 90 Heathrow Queen's building 14 15 Tinsley house 3— 134 1 Corresponding data for Scottish prisons are incomplete and have been excluded. 2 Figure relates to 31 December 1996. 3 Not open at the time.