Written question asked by Fiona Mactaggart (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 July 1999. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Thursday, 15 July 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been detained under Immigration Act powers in Wormwood Scrubs Prison since March 1997. - Inc table and figure.

Answer: Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been detained under Immigration Act powers in Wormwood Scrubs Prison since March 1997. [90867] Mr. George Howarth: On 31 May 1999, a total of 10 persons were held under the Immigration Act 1971 at Wormwood Scrubs prison. Information on the number of initial receptions of such detainees into Wormwood Scrubs prison during each month since March 1997 is given in the table. Initial receptions into HMP Wormwood Scrubs under the Immigration Act 1971, March 1997-May 1999 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month of initial reception {1} Number 1997 March 4 April 6 May 3 June 6 July 5 August 3 September 5 October 8 November 4 December 5 1998 January 8 February 4 March 2 April 3 May 7 June 6 July 3 August 4 September 4 October 8 November 4 December 1 1999 January 4 February 4 March 7 April 3 May 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Provisional figures

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 90867; 335 c318-9W;335 c320-1W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Detainees Immigration Undocumented migrants Migrants HMP Wormwood Scrubs
Contains statistics: Yes