HC Deb 21 July 1997 vol 298 cc388-9W
Dr. Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 30 June,Official Report, column 11, how many in-country asylum applicants were detained under Immigration Act powers for one night or longer in (a) 1995 and (b) 1996. [8926]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

I regret that reliable information on the number of in-country asylum applicants placed in detention for one night or longer could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.