HC Deb 15 October 2001 vol 372 cc924-5W
Jeremy Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were detained under immigration rules at the end of(a) July, (b) August and (c) September; what the nationalities of those detained is; what the location of those detained is; and how many have been detained more than (i) two, (ii) three, (iii) four and (iv) five months. [7684]

Angela Eagle

The latest available information on the number of persons detained under Immigration Act powers relates to 30 June 2001; the location, nationality and length of detention of persons detained as at this date is given in the tables. Of the total, 245 persons are being detained under dual Immigration and other powers.

Location Immigration Act detainees as at 30 June 20011
Armley 10
Belmarsh 50
Brixton 15
Campsfield House 185
Cardiff 45
Dover Harbour 5
Harmondsworth 80
Haslar 155
High Down 45
Holme House 55
Lindholme 110
Liverpool 85
Longport 10
Manchester Airport 15
Rochester 180
The Mount 10
The Verne l0
Tinsley House 125
Wandsworth 55
Winchester 45
Wormwood Scrubs 25
Other prison establishments2 180
Oakington Reception Centre 265
Total 1,760
1 Figures rounded to the nearest five, and exclude persons detained in police cells. Figures include 245 persons who are recorded as being detained under dual immigration and other powers.
2 Other prison establishments with five or fewer detainees.

Nationality Immigration Act detainees as at 30 June 20011
Afghanistan 25
Albania 80
Algeria 75
Angola 10
Bangladesh 50
Cameroon 20
China, People's Republic of 85
Colombia 15

Nationality Immigration Act detainees as at 30 June 20011
Czech Republic 115
Gambia 10
Ghana 40
India 115
Iran 15
Iraq 30
Ivory Coast 15
Jamaica 110
Kenya 25
Latvia 10
Lithuania 30
Moldova 10
Morocco 15
Nigeria 85
Pakistan 140
Poland 35
Romania 40
Russia 15
South Africa 15
Sri Lanka 65
Turkey 35
Uganda 20
Ukraine 45
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 125
Zimbabwe 110
Other nationalities2 140
Total 1,760
1 Figures rounded to the nearest five, and exclude persons detained in police cells. Figures include 245 persons who are recorded as being detained under dual immigration and other powers.
2 Other nationalities with five or fewer detainees.

Length of detention1 Immigration Act detainees as at 30 June 20012
More than 2 months 660
of which, more than 3 months 475
of which, more than 4 months 380
of which, more than 5 months 300
1 Relates to current period of detention; where persons have been transferred to and subsequently from the Oakington Reception Centre, excludes time in detention prior to transfer from Oakington.
2 Figures rounded to the nearest five, and exclude persons detained in police cells and the Oakington Reception Centre. Figures include 130 persons who are recorded as being detained under dual immigration and other powers.