HL Deb 10 November 1999 vol 606 c176WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many persons, as a total detained under the Immigration Acts, were held pending deportation at the last date for which figures are available. [HL4605]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

As at 30 September 1999, the latest available date, a total of 985 persons were detained solely under Immigration Act powers. That figure is a snapshot and covers persons detained under such powers in immigration detention centres and prisons in the United Kingdom but, other than at Dover, excludes persons detained in police cells.

Regrettably, information on the number of those persons who were held pending removal, under port, deportation or illegal entry procedures, is only available at disproportionate cost.