§ Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of applicants' passports held at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate awaiting a decision; what arrangements he will make for temporary travel documents to be issued for those whose applications are 721W delayed as a result of reorganisation at IND; and what proposals he has for offering compensation to those who are disadvantaged as a result of the delays. [76615]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe Immigration and Nationality Directorate has estimated the approximately 22,000 passports are currently being held. Travel Documents will be issued only to people who have valid leave to remain in the United Kingdom. It is, therefore, not possible to issue documents where an application for leave remains outstanding, although passports will be returned to applicants when they need to travel. Compensation will
Year Number of SIDs in prisons of persons aged under 21 years Number of SIDs in remand centres of persons aged under 21 years Number of SIDs in young offender institutions of persons aged under 21 years Total number of SIDs Number of SIDs of prisoners aged under 21 years 1988 8 — 1 37 9 1989 9 1 2 48 12 1990 5 3 2 50 10 1991 1 — 4 42 5 1992 1 2 4 41 7 1993 1 1 1 47 3 1994 6 3 1 62 10 1995 4 2 2 59 8 1996 5 1 6 64 12 1997 — 4 5 68 9 1998 6 3 5 83 14 SIDs—self-inflicted deaths Notes:
1. Establishments have been categorised according to their main role only. Establishments that have more than one role have been placed in the category that represents their primary function (i.e. Doncaster is a local prison which also holds a significant number of young offenders).
2. Not all self-inflicted deaths conclude with a verdict of suicide.