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Home Office

Answer

Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places there were in each detention centre in each year since 1997; and what occupation rates were in each centre. [218808] Mr. Browne: The number of spaces and occupancy rates, where applicable, on 31 December each year since 1997 for each removal centre are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Removal centre Spaces Detained Campsfield House 1998 1-- 1-- 1999 184 182 2000 184 176 2001 184 166 2002 184 158 2003 184 120 2004 184 130 Colnbrook 2004 296 220 Dover 2002 216 194 2003 316 307 2004 316 197 Dungavel 2001 148 30 2002 148 65 2003 148 84 2004 192 82 Harmondsworth 2001 550 201 2002 550 206 2003 335 306 2004 501 408 Haslar 1997 160 123 1998 160 111 1999 160 159 2000 160 120 2001 160 141 2002 160 122 2003 160 133 2004 160 122 Lindholme 2000 112 111 2001 112 99 2002 112 95 2003 112 95 2004 112 88 Oakington 2000 360 270 2001 360 256 2002 360 49 2003 360 165 2004 360 192 Tinsley House 1996-2000 2-- 2-- 2001 146 143 2002 146 87 2003 146 110 2004 146 113 Yarl's Wood 2001 3-- 3-- 2002 4-- 4-- 2003 60 57 2004 120 112 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 No longer held. 2 Currently unavailable. 3 Not available due to fire in February 2002. 4 Not available--centre closed.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c1801-2W;432 c1796-7W; 218808

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Detainees Detention centres

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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