Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 May 2001. It was answered by Barbara Roche (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 May 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the detention centres at Thurleigh, Harmondsworth, Aldington and Dungavel will begin to receive detainees. - Inc table of dates. (Holding answer 27 April 2001).

Answer: Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the detention centres at Thurleigh, Harmondsworth, Aldington and Dungavel will begin to receive detainees. [159426] Mrs. Roche: [holding answer 27 April 2001]: The immigration detention centres referred to will according to the current programme receive their first detainees as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Detention centre Yarl's Wood Detention Centre (Bedford) (formerly known as August 2001 Thurleigh Detention Centre) Harmondsworth Detention Centre (Heathrow) July 2001 Dungavel Detention Centre (Scotland) September 2001 Aldington Detention Centre (Kent) No date available _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A date for the opening of the detention centre at Aldington cannot be given due to delays in the planning process.

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