Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 October 2025. It was answered by Alex Norris (Labour) on Friday, 24 October 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.
Immigration Removal Centres: Detainees
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people temporarily residing at immigration removal centres are entitled to receive spending money.
- Answer
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The Home Office publish quarterly data on immigration detention statistics. This can be found on the gov.uk website at: Immigration Enforcement data: Q2 2025 - GOV.UK. Data on the number of adult males entering immigration removal centres (IRC) by year is provided in table ‘Det_D01’ and the number of people in detention (at end of period) is provided in ‘Det_D02’.
A weekly allowance of £5 for individuals detained in IRCs was introduced prior to 2006 to enable purchases of additional food and other items from the IRC shop.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 82270
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Detainees Finance Immigration removal centres
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- 2025-10-24 14:41:21 +0100
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