HC Deb 11 March 2002 vol 381 cc719-20W
Dr. Evan Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have (1) been admitted to Yarl's Wood Detention Centre since it opened; and of these how many at the time of entry(a) had removal directions set, (b) had removal directions pending, (c) had appeals pending and (d) were awaiting initial decisions; [38655]

(2) passed through Yarl's Wood Detention Centre broken down by those who were (a) removed, (b) granted bail, (c) granted temporary admission, (d) transferred to Oakington Detention Centre and (e) transferred to other detention centres. [38654]

Angela Eagle

Internal management information, which has not been quality-assured, records that there were 385 individuals held at Yarl's Wood on 14 February 2002. In addition, 764 individuals have passed through the centre since it opened last November. Of those who have passed through the centre, 416 were removed from the United Kingdom and 16 were granted bail. The remaining 332 were given temporary admission, moved to Oakington Reception Centre or transferred to other removal centres.

Information about the stage reached in the asylum process by each of the 1,149 detainees who had either passed through Yarl's Wood or who were at Yarl's Wood on 14 February 2002 is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost by an examination of individual case files.