Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the provision of legalrepresentation for those appealing against immigration detention. [74758]Mr. Mike O'Brien: Detainees who are challenging the legality of their detention by way of a writ of habeas corpus (judicial reviewin Scotland) are entitled to legal aid.Detainees may apply to the independent Immigration Appellate Authority for bail and can receive free representation from either theImmigration Advisory Service or Refugee Legal Centre under the grant in aid payments allowed for under section 23 of the ImmigrationAct 1971.A detainee who prefers to be represented at a bail or appeal hearing by a solicitor or other representative must fund theapplication themselves.