Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 July 1989. It was answered by Earl Ferrers (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 July 1989.

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Written question

Question

How many asylum seekers were in custody in UK at most recent available date; how many were held in detention centres & how many in prisons & of total, how many were Kurds from Turkey, Iraq & Iran. - Information not available & disproportionate cost.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

510 c1674

Session

1988-89

Subjects

Detainees Custodial treatment Iraq Migrants Prisons Refugees Turkey Detention centres Iran Kurds