Written question asked by Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 24 October 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 November 2019. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Monday, 4 November 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.

Migrants: Detainees

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of those who have been held in immigration detention centres for more than 28 days in each of the last four years were granted (1) refugee status, and (2) the right to remain, in the UK.

Answer: Information on the length of detention, and reason for release from detention, is available in tables dt_06_q and dt_14,q of the detention tables in the latest release of ‘Immigration Statistics, year ending June 2019’. The published statistics show the number of people who were granted leave to remain (LTR) in the UK on leaving detention. However, this is not broken down by type of leave, nor will it include those who are released from detention for other reasons and subsequently granted LTR.

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