§ Alistair BurtTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what figures he has collated on the use of force at(a) Yarl's Wood detention centre and (b) other detention and removal centres; and if he will make a statement. [173544]
§ Mr. BrowneDuring the period from the re-opening of Yarl's Wood in September 2003 to 17 May 2004 the total number of incidents where the use of force has been necessary are listed in the table.
Those figures in brackets represent the number of detainees involved in these incidents.
Number of incidents Number of detainees involved Campsfield House 16 (16) Dover 28 (24) Dungavel House 24 (23) Harmondsworth 61 (56) Haslar 15 (14) Lindholme 9 (9) Oakington 9 (8) Tinsley House 13 (13) Yarl's Wood 20 (14) Figures are closely monitored in order to identify and investigate any trends in the use of force.