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Written question asked by Robert Marshall-Andrews (Labour) on Friday, 6 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 January 2006. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 January 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum Seekers

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers were held in custody at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many were families with children below the age of 18.
Answer

Information on the number of persons detained solely under Immigration Act powers is available from a snapshot taken on the last Saturday of the quarter and is published in the Quarterly Asylum Statistics publications.This information is available on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
40633; 441 c1265W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Children Asylum Custodial treatment Families
Link
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