§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) public and (b) private sector accommodation providers have been contracted to provide accommodation for asylum seekers in (i) the North West region, (ii) Pendle, (iii) Burnley, (iv) Rossendale, (v) Blackburn with Darwen and (vi) Hyndburn; and how many units are to be provided in each location. [123032]
§ Mrs. RocheThe accommodation contracts which have been awarded do not require that property be provided in a specific geographical location. To date, a total of 1,189 bedspaces have been provided in the North West Region by four private sector providers. The bedspaces include 80 in Nelson (Pendle) and a further 88 in Burnley. There are no bedspaces in Blackburn and Darwin. Nor are there any recorded in Rossendale or Hyndburn.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in each of the last five years, how many people were recorded as being detained who had sought asylum at some stage, broken down by stage of application and immigration status; at which institutions these individuals were detained; what was the age range 493W and nationality of those detained; and if he will make a statement. [123163]
§ Mrs. RocheThe information requested, on numbers of asylum applicants detained in each of the last five years, is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Number of people recorded as being detained1,2 on 30 December 19983 and 4 January 19993 who had sought asylum at some stage, by stage of application and immigration status Stage of application Port Illegal entrants Subject to deportation action Total Awaiting initial decision 125 295 4 424 Awaiting result of appeal 127 42 11 180 Awaiting result of further challenge or documentation for removal4 45 77 15 137 Total 297 414 30 741 1Persons detained solely under the powers contained in Schedule 2 or 3 of the Immigration Act 1971. 2These figures are approximate because of the delay in recording receptions into, and releases from, detention and the large number of persons detained for a short period. 3After entry figures obtained at 4 January 1999. Port figures obtained at 30 December 1998. 4Includes those persons awaiting the result of a further appeal/other challenge or awaiting removal pending documentation.
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Number of people recorded as being detained1,2 on 30 December 19983 and 4 January 19993 who had sought asylum at some stage, by nationality Nationality Total Nigeria 82 India 79 Albania 54 Pakistan 50 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 38 Sri Lanka 38 Romania 35 Algeria 32 China 29 Poland 29 Lithuania 26 Turkey 20 Ghana 18 Ukraine 12 Bangladesh 11 Sierra Leone 10 Kenya 9 Iraq 8 Bulgaria 7 Gambia 7 Somalia 7 Egypt 6 Iran 6 Uganda 6 Afghanistan 5 Ivory Coast 5 Jamaica 4 Palestine 4 Russia 4 Columbia 3 Congo 3 Croatia 3 Czech Republic 3 Latvia 3 Liberia 3 Morocco 3 Angola 2 Cyprus 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 2 Libya 2 South Africa 2 Tanzania 2 Thailand 2 Togo 2 Nationality doubtful 41 Others 22 Total 741 The available information, relating to a snapshot of asylum applicants detained solely under Immigration Act powers as at 30 December 1998 for port applicants and 4 January 1999 for in-country applicants, by stage of application and immigration status, and by nationality, is given in the tables.
1Persons detained solely under the powers contained in Schedule 2 or 3 of the Immigration Act 1971.
2These figures are approximate because of the delay in recording receptions into, and releases from, detention and the large number of persons detained for a short period.
3Port figures obtained at 30 December 1998. After entry figures obtained at 4 January 1999.