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Written question asked by Paul Blomfield (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 April 2016 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 25 April 2016. A substantive answer was provided by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 April 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.


Migrants: Detainees

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Statement of 18 April 2016, on immigration detention, HCWS679, how many pregnant women (a) are detained and (b) have been detained for immigration purposes at the border in each of the last five years.

Answer

Management information for 19 April showed that two pregnant women were held at the border and there was one pregnant woman held in an IRC. Information on those held at the border and in IRCs in each of the last five years is not held centrally and providing it would incur disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
34690
Session
2015-16
Related items
Immigration detention
Monday, 18 April 2016
Written statements
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Detainees Migrants Pregnancy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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