Parliamentary Questions, Debates and Statements on Detention

Numerous references to detention, including by: Andy Burnham, Richard Fuller, Stuart C. McDonald, Theresa May, Imran Hussain, Alistair Carmichael, Joanna Cherry, James Brokenshire, Suella Fernandes, Lady Hermon.

12^th October 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contribution of 26 March 2015 by the then Parliamentary under Secretary of State, on Immigration: Detention, Official Report, House of Lords, column 1587, what recent assessment she has made of changes in the number of people held in immigration removal centres; and what steps she is taking to reduce growth in such numbers. Asked by David Burrowes

12^th October 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been deported from each of the UK’s refugee detention centres in each of the last five years. Asked by Gavin Newlands

12^th October 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of why those asylum seekers detained at the Dungavel facility had their applications refused in the last year; and what reasons were given in each case for that refusal. Asked by Gavin Newlands

28^th September 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of victims of trafficking who were detained in immigration detention since (a) January 2015 and (b) June 2015. Asked by Lousie Haigh.

21^st September 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Lord Chancellor v Detention Action [2015] EWCA Civ 840 regarding the Detained Fast Track, what steps they are taking to ensure that immigration officers can process asylum claims quickly and efficiently. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

21^st September 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what audit procedures are performed across the immigration detention estate to ensure that the requirements of Detention Services Order 13/2012 regarding the transfer of medical records when transferring detainees between detention centres, or removing them under escort, are carried out. Asked by Lord Ramsbotham.

21^st September 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what audit procedures, if any, exist under the Detention Centre Rules 2001, or other detention centre rules, to monitor the preparation and presentation of medical records and discharge summaries to detainees on release or unescorted removal; if such procedures exist, what were the results of the audit or audits in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; and if such procedures do not exist, whether they plan to take steps to put such procedures in place. Asked by Lord Ramsbotham.

18^th September 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants have been forcibly deported in the last three years for which figures are available. Asked by David Davies (Monmouth).

18^th September 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average daily cost is of detaining a person at Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre. Asked by Stuart McDonald.

18^th September 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average daily cost is of detaining an individual at Dungavel detention centre. Asked by Stuart McDonald.

18^th September 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people with a mental health disorder who were detained in immigration detention in the 12 months to June 2015. Asked by Louise Haigh.

14^th September 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report of the Independent Monitoring Board on the non-residential short-term holding facilities at London Heathrow Airport for the period February 2014 to January 2015. Asked by Lord Avebury.

10^th September 2015

Immigration Detention Debate – Business of the House – in the House of Commons on 10th September 2015.

10^th September 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of each nationality are detained at Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre. Asked by Stuart McDonald.

10^th September 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of each nationality detained at Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre have been detained at that centre for more than (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months. Asked by Stuart McDonald.

10^th September 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are employed at Dungavel detention centre; and what the (a) roles and (b) grades are of those staff. Asked by Stuart McDonald.

8^th September 2015

How many foreign national offenders are there in our prisons, and will any effective action be taken during the lifetime of this Parliament drastically to increase the numbers returned to secure detention in their own countries? Asked by Philip Hollobone.

28th July 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum applicants in the Detained Fast Track have been released from detention since 26 June who (1) were awaiting an initial decision; (2) had been refused but were awaiting an appeal hearing; (3) were awaiting an appeal determination; and (4) had exhausted all rights of appeal; and for each group, what information those applicants had been given regarding (a) the decision in R (Detention Action) v First-Tier Tribunal [2015] EWHC 1689; (b) the suspension of the Detained Fast Track; and ©) the redress available to them. Asked by Baroness Hamwee.

24th July 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases or outbreaks of reportable diseases in prisons and immigration removal centres have occurred in each of the last three years. Asked by Baroness Suttie.

22nd July 2015

Motion to Agree – UK Opt-in to the Proposed Council Decision on the Relocation of Migrants within the EU (EUC Report) – in the House of Lords. Baroness Ludford makes reference.

21st July 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances a person liable to be arrested for deportation is notified in advance that they will be arrested. Asked by Philip Davies Conservative.

20th July 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to limit the time that an individual may be held in immigration detention; and whether they plan to take steps to ensure that people who have suffered rape, sexual assault or torture are never detained. Asked by Lord Hylton.

16th July 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the fast-track detention system. Asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick.

15th July 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will accept the recommendation in the Report of the Inquiry into the Use of Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees and on Immigration, published 3 March 2015, that the period for which immigrants can be detained should be lowered to 28 days. Asked by Vicky Foxcroft.

15th July 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether immigration detention is an area where they could make savings. Asked by Lord Hylton.

14th July 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether latent tuberculosis infection screening is incorporated into routine medical checks at immigration centres. Asked by Baroness Suttie.

10^th July 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the High Court judgement in Detention Action v First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) & Ors [2015] EWHC 1689 (Admin) and the subsequent decision on 26 June 2015 by the Court of Appeal to lift the stay on that ruling, if she will suspend forced returns of people who have previously had their asylum appeal heard under the Fast Track Rules. Asked by Paul Blomfield.

9^th July 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average length of time it takes for local authorities to find accommodation in the community for a person who has been detained in an immigration removal centre and subsequently been found to be under 18 following a Merton compliant age assessment. Asked by Tulip Siddiq.

9^th July 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average length of time its takes for local authorities to conduct a Merton compliant age assessment for an individual held in an immigration removal centre and classified as an age dispute case. Asked by Tulip Siddiq.

9^th July 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether records are kept on the proportion of new arrivals at immigration centres who have communicable diseases. Asked by Baroness Suttie.

9^th July 2015

Refugees and Migrants from Asia and Africa — Motion to Take Note – in the House of Lords. Mention by Baroness Hamwee.

6^th July 2015

In 2013, 4,286 asylum seekers were locked up under the scheme in Yarl’s Wood and elsewhere—a 73% increase on the 2012 figure. Given the concerns about violence against women highlighted by the UN special rapporteur, will the Government, instead of rushing to put in place a replacement for this scheme, work with outside agencies and experts to ensure that procedures are in place that safeguard vulnerable asylum seekers and make detention an absolute last resort? Asked by Joanna Cherry.

2^nd July 2015

Asylum – Detaind Fast Track – Home Office written statement – by Lord Bates

2^nd July 2015

Asylum – Detaind Fast Track – Home Office written statement – by James Brokenshire

30^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national prisoners have sought to challenge a deportation decision under the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights since 2010. Asked by Philip Davies.

30^th June 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to receive the independent review of the welfare of detainees in immigration removal centres; and whether they plan to publish that review. Asked by Lord Hylton.

30^th June 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will continue to provide religious and spiritual support for the detainees at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre. Asked by Lord Ahmed.

30^th June 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of whether MITIE has provided adequate amounts of food to Muslim detainees at Harmondsworth and Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centres during the month of Ramadan and at the time of sunset. Asked by lord Ahmed.

30^th June 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have approved the withdrawal of religious support for detainees at Harmondsworth and Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centres. Asked by Lord Ahmed.

30^th June 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the standard of the services provided by the private outsourcing group MITIE at Harmondsworth and Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centres. Asked by Lord Ahmed.

30^th June 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the hygiene and stability of conditions of the Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre; and what actions, if any, they have taken to ensure the hygiene and stability of the Centre. Asked by Lord Ahmed.

29^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested in connection with English language test fraud in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many such people were (a) held as an immigration detainee, (b) released and (c) deported. Asked by Philip Davies.

29^th June 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on screening for tuberculosis in reception centres for migrants arriving in the United Kingdom. Asked by Baroness Suttie.

25^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures she plans to take to implement the recommendations of the most recent report on Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centre by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons; and if she will conduct a review of the operation of (a) the families unit and (b) alternatives to detention at that centre. Asked by Caroline Lucas.

25^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of detainees sent to Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centre were assessed by a nurse upon arrival in the last 12 months. Asked by Caroline Lucas.

25^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission an audit of reports submitted by healthcare professionals in Immigration Removal Centres under Detention Centre Rule 35 to maintain compliance with policy on the detention of victims of crime. Asked by Caroline Lucas.

25^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much compensation her Department paid following the unlawful detention of individuals under immigration powers in the financial year 2014-15. Asked by David Burrowes.

25^th June 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 10 June (HL139), what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute for Race Relations, Dying for Justice, and in particular the finding that, between 1991 and 2014, over 500 deaths occurred in some form of custody, resulting in 10 verdicts of unlawful killing, five prosecutions, and no convictions. Asked by Lord Ouseley.

24^th June 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many separate incidents of detainees self-harming and requiring medical treatment occurred at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Asked by Lord Hylton.

23^rd June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government’s policy is on the detention of refugee women. Asked by Frank Field.

23^rd June (Oral Q&A)

How many foreign national offenders do we have in our prisons, and what plans are under way to send these people back to secure detention in their own countries? Asked by Philip Hollobone.

23^rd June (Oral Q&A)

Ministers will be aware of the incident last week at Killingholme, in my constituency, when 51 illegal immigrants were apprehended following a successful operation by Border Force. They were dispersed to detention centres throughout the country. Can the Secretary of State assure me that adequate provision will be made for future incidents of this type, and that the legal process will not in any way hinder their speedy deportation? Asked by Martin Vickers.

18^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Mental Health Taskforce has made on developing a new five-year national strategy for mental health; with which groups and organisations that taskforce is consulting; when it is expected that taskforce will publish its final report; and whether that taskforce plans to publish an interim report. Asked by Luciana Berger.

15^th June 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to ending detention of child immigrants and to replacing it with an alternative. Asked by Baroness Kinnock.

10^th June

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that the families of individuals who have died in custody or detention have access to justice. Asked by Lord Ouseley.

11^th June 2015 (Debate)

Developing World: Women — Motion to Take Note – House of Lords. Baroness Prosser asked why UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women not allowed access to Yarl’s Wood in 2014.

8^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have left the employment of immigration centres in Scotland in each year since 2006; and for what reasons those people have left that employment. Asked by Ian Murray.

8^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on training for (a) staff and (b) detainees in immigration removal centres in Scotland in each year since 2006. Asked by Ian Murray.

8^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported (a) incidents, (b) assaults and (c) serious assaults there were on staff in immigration removal centres in Scotland in each year since 2006. Asked by Ian Murray.

8^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been detained in immigration removal centres in Scotland in each year since 2006; and what the capacity of such centres was in each of those years. Asked by Ian Murray.

8^th June 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detainees in immigration removal centres in Scotland have taken their own life since 2006. Asked by Ian Murray.

8^th June (Oral Q&A)

To ask the Home Secretary to make a statement about the discovery and detention of 68 clandestine migrants by the Border Force at Harwich international port on the night of Thursday 4 June. Asked by Bernard Jenkin.

8^th June (Oral Q&A)

Does my hon. Friend recognise the importance of immigration removal centres? The whole House has recognised that the people involved at Harwich were clearly the victims. As the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry) said, it is important that there is somewhere safe and secure for people to be held and looked after, which is why the IRCs are important. Asked by Simon Hoare.

2^nd June 2015 (Debate)

Queen’s Speech — Debate (4th Day). References to the future of Immigration Detention.

28^th May 2015 (Debate)

Home Affairs and Justice – Debate on the Queen’s Speech – House of Commons. References to the future of Immigration Detention.

PARLIAMENTARY YEAR 2014 TO 2015

26^th March 2015

Immigration: Detention — Question for Short Debate – Lord Lloyd of Berwick in the House of Lords – and ensuing debate on Immigration Detention.

24th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to end the immigration detention of pregnant women. Asked by Richard Fuller.

24th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to end the immigration detention of people over the age of 65. Asked by Richard Fuller.

24th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that people held in immigration removal centres have access to the websites of organisations that provide advice and support services for those people. Asked by Sarah Teather.

24th March 2015

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which of the political and constitutional reform proposals in the Coalition Agreement remain unimplemented. Asked by Paul Flynn.

24th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Inquiry into the Use of Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom. Asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill.

24th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people detained in immigration detention centres are pursuing asylum claims based upon their sexual identity; and how many such claims were (1) granted, (2) refused, and (3) overturned on appeal, in each of the last five years. Asked by Lord Scriven.

24th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps will be taken to tackle bullying, harassment and abuse of LGBTI people in immigration detention centres, including Harmondsworth and Yarl’s Wood, in the light of the recent Inquiry into the Use of Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration, and concerns expressed by the UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group. Asked by Lord Scriven.

24th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were deported from each constituent part of the UK in 2013 and 2014. Asked by William McCrea Shadow.

24th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of powers under the Immigration Act 2014 to stop criminals using family life arguments to delay deportation. Asked by Matthew Offord.

23^rd March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to expand the size of the immigration detention estate. Asked by Sarah Teather.

23^rd March 2015

I understand that the Home Secretary has asked officials to carry out a detailed piece of work on the future requirements of the immigration detention estate, in conjunction with her decision to halt the expansion of Campsfield. What is the remit for that work, what is the timetable for it, and will it be made public? Will the Home Secretary direct the officials to look at the international evidence that was presented in our cross-party report on the immigration detention system, which suggests that we could substantially reduce our need for detention places? Asked by Sarah Teather.

23^rd March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the introduction of a 28-day time limit on immigration detention. Asked by Paul Blomfield.

23^rd March 2015

The Home Secretary will know that one of her former Cabinet colleagues and a former chief inspector of prisons were among those of us from all parties and both Houses on the recent inquiry into immigration detention which recommended that the Government learn from best practice abroad where alternatives to detention not only allow individuals to live in the community, but are more effective in securing compliance, and at a much lower cost to the public purse. Will she respond positively to our recommendations? Asked by Paul Blomfield.

23^rd March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost is to the public purse of repatriating a foreign national prisoner; and how many such prisoners have been repatriated since 2010. Asked by Alison McGovern.

23^rd March 2015

Sham Marriages – Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 23rd March 2015. Asked by Stephen Hammond.

19th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the latest net migration figures, what is their assessment of the United Kingdom’s ability to control immigration numbers in the context of European Union and international rules and interventions. Asked by Lord Stoddart of Swindon.

18th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the use of detention for immigration purposes. Asked by Sarah Teather.

17^th March 2015

How many foreign nationals have been released from prison since May 2010. Asked by Sir Hugh Bayley.

17^th March 2015

Thousands of foreign criminals have been released from prison, and the Public Accounts Committee reported just two months ago that the number being deported is now 500 lower than it was in 2008-09 under the previous Government. The last Conservative manifesto said: “We will extend early deportation of foreign national prisoners”. What did the word “extend” mean? Asked by Sir Hugh Bayley.

17^th March 2015

When a foreign national commits a crime in the United Kingdom, they should be sent back to where they came from and banned from ever returning. Should we not also compulsorily transfer prisoners from our jails to prisons in their own countries? What new compulsory transfer agreements are the Government working on? Asked by Mr Philip Hollobone.

17^th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010; and how many foreign national offenders are in the process of being removed from the UK under new powers in the Immigration Act 2014. Asked by Andrew Jones.

17^th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to restrict the power of the courts to order convicted criminals awaiting deportation to relocate within the UK. Asked by Paul Flynn.

16^th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the outcome of the work by Detention Operations and Border Force with Heathrow Airports Limited on temporary alternatives for the spaces currently used for ebola screening at Heathrow, which had been designated as short-term holding facilities. Asked by Lord Avebury.

16^th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they now expect to begin the refurbishment of short-term holding facilities at Heathrow Terminal 4; and if no firm date can be named, whether they will provide showers within the existing facilities. Asked by Lord Avebury.

12th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of asylum seekers being detained under powers in the Immigration Acts, what access they have to statutory, free and independent forms of advocacy on an individual basis, excluding legal representation. Asked by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Green.

11^th March 2015

Lords – Questions on Immigration Regulations

9th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what qualifications and quality standards are required of contractors’ staff in contact with detainees at Yarl’s Wood and other detention centres. Asked by Lord Hylton.

9th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what training is provided to contractors’ staff at Yarl’s Wood and elsewhere; how long such training lasts; and whether it is provided before or during their deployment at Yarl’s Wood. Asked by Lord Hylton.

9^th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether proposed body cameras at Yarl’s Wood detention centre will record speech as well as movement. Asked by Lord Hylton.

9^th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what urgent action they will take to include reference in enforcement instructions and guidance to the assessment of risks relating to detaining lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals in immigration detention centres. Asked by Lord Scriven.

9th March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the treatment of detainees in Yarl’s Wood revealed by Channel Four and by Women for Refugee Women, what is their response to the recommendation of the All-Party Inquiry into the Use of Immigration Detention that “women who are victims of rape and sexual violence should not be detained” and that such women should be added to the Home Office list of “groups of people who should not be detained as it is unsuitable”. Asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett.

6th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department has put in place to track foreign national offenders upon release back into the community since May 2010. Asked by Ian Davidson.

6th March 2015

Foreign National Offenders (Exclusion from the United Kingdom) Bill – Second Reading in the House of Commons at 12:50 pm on 6th March 2015.

5th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are detained in prison for immigration control purposes under the service level agreement between her Department and the National Offender Management Service; and when that agreement is due to be renewed. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

5th March 2015

My Lords, will my noble friend accept on behalf of the Government the recommendation made by two all-party groups on refugees and migration, under the chairmanship of Sarah Teather MP, that women who are victims of rape and sexual violence should not be held in immigration detention? Asked by Lord Avebury.

5th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign students at schools and colleges that have lost their right to sponsor such students were removed from the UK in each of the last four years. Asked by Mike Hancock.

5th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many schools and colleges that have had their right to sponsor overseas students removed have been subject to criminal proceedings in each of the last four years. Asked by Mike Hancock.

5th March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-EU students who were given visas to study in the UK failed to leave the UK after their studies had ended in each of the last four years. Asked by Mike Hancock.

3rd March 2015

Ministerial Statement, Debate and Questions on Yarlswood in the House of Lords.

3rd March 2015

Urgent Question and Debate on Yarlswood in the House of Commons.

2nd March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the preventative and early intervention measures trialled in the foreign national offenders action plan. Asked by Ian Davidson.

2nd March 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to develop and standardise its approach to Foreign National Offenders casework since May 2010. Asked by Ian Davidson.

26th February 2015

Immigration Act commencement and Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, Home Office written statement – on further implementation of Immigration Act 2014 to speed up removal.

26th February 2015

Equality Act 2010 – Home Office written statement – to give greater scrutiny or priority to particular nationalities in carrying out entry clearance, border control, immigration casework in the country and removals functions.

24th February 2015

Debate with Oral Questions and Answers on Yarlswood in the House of Lords.

23rd February 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who overstayed a visa in each year since 2010. Asked by David Hanson.

12th February 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) Bulgarian, and (2) Romanian, passport holders are awaiting deportation from the United Kingdom. Asked by Lord Marlesford.

11th February 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of foreign national arrests under Operation Nexus were made up of each of the top three nationalities involved in the last year for which figures are available. Asked by Philip Hollobone.

11th February 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children granted discretionary leave to remain were subject to an enforced removal after turning 18 in each of the last five years. Asked by Sarah Teather.

9th February 2015

Foreign Criminals (Deportation) Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons.

9^th February 2015

If the Home Secretary will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities (reply announces an independent review of the welfare of those in immigration detention). Asked by Grahame Morris.

9th February 2015

Written Ministerial Statement by Theresa May.

9^th February 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial and material support her Department provides to families who are removed from the UK via pre-departure accommodation. Asked by Sarah Teather.

9^th February 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to extend or renew the current service level agreement between her Department and the National Offender Management Service on the use of prisons to hold immigration detainees. Asked by Andrew Smith.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the current service level agreement between her Department and the National Offender Management Service on the use of prisons to hold immigration detainees comes to an end. Asked by Andrew Smith.

27th January 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were returned to their country of origin in each year since 2010. Asked by Nigel Dodds.

27^th January 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to publish the findings of the follow-up audit of reports made under Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001. Asked by Sarah Teather.

22^nd January 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum-seekers are currently in detention, and in which centres; of these, how many are women or part of families; and how many have been detained for (1) more than six months, and (2) more than one year. Asked by The Earl of Sandwich.

19^th January 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much compensation her Department has paid for unlawfully detaining people under immigration powers in Scotland in each of the last five years. Asked by Ian Davidson.

16^th January 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the time some people are held in immigration detention. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

15^th January 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what ground an individual can be detained for immigration purpose for periods in excess of 30 days. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

15^th January 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to place time limits on detention for immigration purposes. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

9^th January 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Prevalence Study on Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britian contains data on (a) children under five, (b) young poeple over 15, (c) BME populations, (d) LGBT young people, (e) migrant children, (f) asylum seekers and (g) children in detention centres. Asked by Sarah Wollaston.

6^th January 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what improvements to the procedures of the Detained Fast Track for the better protection of applicants they have introduced since the decision of the High Court on 9 July 2014. Asked by Lord Hylton.

5^th January 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants were granted British citizenship who had previously absconded from immigration detention in the UK in each of the last five years. Asked by David Hanson

15^th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports she has received of the police response when called out to an alleged assault at Campsfield House immigration centre on 29 November 2014. Asked by Andrew Smith.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the statement sent by her Department to Baroness Lister on 1 December on the alleged assault and subsequent protest at Campsfield House immigration centre on 29 November. Asked by Andrew Smith.

15^th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost of transferring a person between immigration removal centres is. Asked by Sarah Teather.

10^th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to defer removals of any potential witnesses to the alleged assault which took place on 29 November 2014 at Campsfield House IRC so they are able to give evidence to the police. Asked by Andrew Smith.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential witnesses to the alleged assault which took place on 29 November 2014 at Campsfield House IRC have since been issued with Removal Directions or Removal Orders/Notices. Asked by Andrew Smith.

9^th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on current investigations by the National Audit Office into the work of Serco at Yarl’s Wood detention centre. Asked by Alistair Burt.

2^nd December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many female officers were employed by Serco at Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre in each year from 2010 to 2014 to date. Asked by Alistair Burt.

2^nd December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints about Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre her Department has received regarding (a) access to healthcare and (b) mental health provision in the last 12 months. Asked by Alistair Burt.

1^st December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much compensation her Department has paid for unlawfully detaining individuals under immigration powers in each of the last five years. Asked by Sarah Teather.

1^st December 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will postpone their plans to expand the immigration detention estate until they have received the findings of the Parliamentary inquiry into the Use of Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom. Asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett.

25^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women have been detained at Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre for (a) 0 to six months, (b) six to 12 months, (c) over one year and (d) two years or more. Asked by Alistair Burt.

25^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spaces are required in the immigration detention estate. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

25^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women held in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre were on constant observation to prevent self-harm in each year since 2010. Asked by David Hanson.

24^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will halt any expansion of the immigration detention estate until the report from the inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration has been published. Asked by Sarah Teather.

24^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual running costs of the immigration detention estate are. Asked by Sarah Teather.

17^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration detention places were available at the end of each of the last five financial years. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

17^th November 2014

Nicola Blackwood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total capacity is of the UK immigration detention estate. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

17^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual cost is of a migrant being (a) on an electronic monitoring device and (b) held in detention. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

17^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time spent in detention in immigration removal centres was in each of the last four years. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

17^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the capacity of the UK prison estate for the purposes of immigration control is. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

17^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) irregular migrants and (b) asylum seekers are held in prisons under immigration powers. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

17^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget is for the expansion of Campsfield House detention centre. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

17^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have been held in immigration removal centres have been released on bail in each of the last four years. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

17^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people held in immigration removal centres have been deported from the UK to their country of origin in each of the last four years. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

5^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were moved between different immigration removal centres in each of the last six months. Asked by Sarah Teather.

5^th November 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many clandestine entrants were identified within the UK after passing through one of the UK’s points of entry in each of the last 10 years. Asked by Stephen Barclay.

30^th October 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions her Department has used the provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 to access communications data, in each year since the coming into force of that Act. Asked by Keith Vaz.

23^rd October 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are being held in prisons solely under immigration powers. Asked by Sarah Teather.

20th October 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are missing, having absconded from prisons in England and Wales, by offence type. Asked by Stephen Doughty.

20^th October 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 and over who have been detained in immigration removal centres (IRCs) in England and Wales are missing having left the premises without permission from each IRC. Asked by Stephen Doughty.

13^th October 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the use of the Detained Fast Track process in Sudanese asylum cases. Asked by Lord Judd

13^th October 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much compensation has been paid by the Treasury Solicitor in response to claims on behalf of victims of trafficking in each of the last five years. Asked by Baroness Doocey.

6^th October 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Rule 35 applications have been submitted by healthcare providers in immigration removal centres, by immigration removal centre, in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date. Asked by Andrew Smith.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases detainees were released automatically as a result of Rule 35 applications from each immigration removal centre in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date. Asked by Andrew Smith.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Rule 35 applications submitted by healthcare providers in each immigration removal centre received a response from her Department in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date. Asked by Andrew Smith.

30^th September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will include in the Quarterly Immigration Statistics figures for the numbers of (a) Rule 35 applications, (b) detainees released automatically as a result of Rule 35 applications, (c) Rule 35 applications refused on exceptional grounds and (d) Rule 35 applications subsequently escalated through the Home Office Enforcement management claim, by immigration removal centre. Asked by Andrew Smith.

26^th September 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recommendations made by Barnardo’s in its report of April 2014 on the treatment of children in the Cedars facility; which, if any, of the recommendations have been acted upon; and what actions have been taken. Asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock.

26^th September 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children of illegal immigrants have been detained in the United Kingdom in each year since 2010. Asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock.

26^th September 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) immigration officers, and (2) police officers, effected the detention of Isabella Acevedo at Haringey Town Hall on 18 July; and what guidance exists as to the circumstances in which immigration officers may effect detentions and the number of officers to be deployed. Asked by Lord Beecham.

24^th September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases detainees were not released automatically as a result of Rule 35 applications because her Department disputed medical evidence; and in how many such cases exceptional grounds were stated, by immigration removal centre, in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date. Asked by Andrew Smith.

17^th September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum time spent in a detention centre for the purpose of immigration control by (a) women and (b) men in each category of detainee was in each of the last five years. Asked by Stephen Barclay.

12th September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have been deported to other European countries in each of the last four years. Asked by David Davies.

12^th September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time spent in detention for the purposes of immigration control by (a) women and (b) men in each category of detainee was in each of the last five years. Asked by Stephen Barclay.

3rd September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department informed Campsfield House operators Mitie of the advice of the Oxfordshire Fire Service that sprinklers should be fitted there. Asked by Andrew Smith.

1^st September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who used the Assisted Voluntary Returns scheme (a) submitted their first asylum claim after being detained in an immigration removal and (b) had their asylum case decided within the Detained Fast Track in each of the last five years for which records are available. Asked by Sarah Teather.

1^st September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the outcomes of detention by length of detention for women asylum seekers detained by her Department were in each of the last three years. Asked by David Hanson.

1^st September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of detainees who have escaped from detention or from escort in each of the last four years have been returned to detention. Asked by Andy Sawford.

1^st September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places are currently available for immigration detainees; how many such places are currently occupied; what assessment she has made of the effect of fraud in English language tests on the number of immigration detainee places needed; and if she will make a statement. Asked by Philip Davies.

30^th July 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what operations are conducted by the Port Medical Inspector in the space adjacent to the detention facilities in Heathrow Terminal 4; what plans Heathrow Airports Limited has for relocating that work elsewhere, including the timing of the move; and why Heathrow Airports Limited has not yet appointed a project manager for the work to upgrade the detention facilities at Heathrow, originally scheduled to start at the beginning of May. Asked by Lord Avebury.

28^th July 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken or propose to take to remedy the shortcomings identified by the United Nations Committee Against Torture in the United Kingdom’s compliance with the United Nations Convention against Torture in May 2013 in relation to (1) the alleged torture of Tamil returnees from the United Kingdom, (2) the lack of accountability in respect of allegations of United Kingdom complicity in torture abroad, (3) the detention of torture survivors in the Detained Fast Track System, (4) the lowering of the evidential threshold before a suspected torture survivor is deemed unsuitable for the Detained Fast Track System, (5) the application of Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules, (6) the exemption in section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 which provides a defence of lawful authority, justification or excuse to a charge of official intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering, and (7) its concerns about section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 which provides immunity to intelligence officers once a warrant has been signed by a government minister giving them lawful authority. Asked by Lord Avebury.

22nd July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason fire sprinklers were not installed at Campsfield house, Oxfordshire prior to the fire in those premises in October 2013. Asked by Andrew Smith.

22nd July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who met the costs of damaged caused by the fire in October 2013 at Campsfield House, Oxfordshire. Asked by Andrew Smith.

22^nd July 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to respond to the Independent Monitoring Board’s Annual Report 2013 on Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre and in particular its finding in respect of the provision of appropriate accommodation for those with mental health or behavioural problems. Asked by Baroness Stern.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the Independent Monitoring Board’s Annual Report 2013, they have initiated changes at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre to ensure that detainees claiming to be under 18 are assessed by social services in the community rather than in the centre. Asked by Baroness Stern.

22^nd July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women were detained whilst seeking asylum for (a) less than three days, (b) between four and seven days, (c) between eight and 14 days, (d) between 15 and 28 days, (e) between 29 days and three months, (f) between three months and one year and (g) over one year in the latest year for which figures are available. Asked by David Hanson.

22^nd July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of women who have been detained pending their asylum claims were subsequently granted asylum in each of the last three years for which figures are available. Asked by David Hanson.

22^nd July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women who have sought asylum in the UK in each year since 2010 have (a) been granted asylum, (b) been detained pending application and (c) been refused asylum and removed. Asked by David Hanson.

22^nd July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which websites detainees in each immigration detention centre are blocked from accessing. Asked by Sarah Teather.

22^nd July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will hold an inquiry into trends in the number of deaths of individuals detained in immigration detention. Asked by Sarah Teather.

21^st July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many Gold Suite openings there have been in each month since January 2010. Asked by Sadiq Khan.

21^st July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the reasons are for the detention of each woman who has sought asylum have been in the last three years, as set out in form IS91R. Asked by David Hanson.

17^th July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were arrested following the recently uncovered English language test fraud; and how many of these people have been (a) held as an immigration detainee and (b) released. Asked by Philip Davies.

16^th July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times the Gold Suite has been opened at each immigration removal centre in England and Wales in the last year; and what the nature was of each incident that caused it to be opened. Asked by Andy Sawford.

15^th July 2014

To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities what the fee will be to convert civil partnerships to marriage; and on what basis that fee was calculated. Asked by Gloria De Piero.

14^th July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) red incidents and (b) amber incidents have occurred at each Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last four years. Asked by Andy Sawford.

14^th July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Immigration Removal Centre detainees have (a) escaped from detention, (b) escaped while being escorted and (c) attempted to escape each IRC in the last four years; and how many such people are still at large. Asked by Andy Sawford.

14^th July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times an escaped person has been categorised as a high harm person and the senior management team believe there is a high risk of reputational damage to the Home Office as set out in the Home Office Guidance on Escaped Detainees at immigration removal centres in the last four years. Asked by Andy Sawford.

14^th July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department: (1) what assessment she has made of the appropriateness of the current number of female officers in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre; (2) what steps she is taking to ensure that women in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre on suicide watch are only supervised by female officers; (3) if she will take steps to ensure that women detained in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre can obtain feminine hygiene products without contact with male guards. Asked by Sarah Teather.

9^th July 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the current number of female officers employed by Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking steps to ensure that women in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre who are on suicide watch are only supervised by female officers; and if so, what steps are being taken. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

9th July 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Ms Rashida Manjoo, was not allowed access to Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre during her visit in April. Asked by Lord Hylton.

8th July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers have (a) been deported and (b) voluntarily returned to Somalia in each of the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement. Asked by Hilary Benn Shadow.

8th July 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants have been sent back from the UK to their country of origin in each calendar year since May 2010. Asked by Philip Hollobone.

3^rd July 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they gave to (1) the death of detainee Christine Case, and (2) allegations of sexual assault, at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre in permitting Serco to retender to run that facility; and whether they will disclose the tender documents submitted by all applicants who entered bids to run (1) Harmondsworth, and (2) Colnbrook, Immigration Removal Centres. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

2^nd July 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the incidence of physical, sexual and emotional abuse experienced by transgender individuals placed in mixed-sex Immigration Removal Centres. Asked by Baroness Gould of Potternewton.

26^th June 2014

Ministerial Statement on Detention of Persons with Statutorily Extended Leave

26^th June 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will ensure that all asylum interviews are routinely audio and video recorded. Asked by Greg Mulholland.

24th June 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to make legal aid-funded immigration representation available to migrants detained in HMP The Verne. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

24th June 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is their intention for on-site legal surgeries be held in HMP The Verne. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

17th June 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to the public purse has been of the conversion of HM Prison The Verne into an immigration removal centre. Asked by Sadiq Khan.

17^th June 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in the creation of a bespoke training package by the Independent Advisory Panel on Non-Compliance Management for use in deportation removal processes; and when will it be available. Asked by Lord Ouseley.

16^th June 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are currently being held in prisons solely under immigration powers. Asked by Sarah Teather.

16^th June 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are currently detained for immigration purposes at HM Prison The Verne. Asked by Sarah Teather.

16^th June 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the suitability of HM Prison The Verne for detaining individuals for immigration purposes. Asked by Sarah Teather.

10^th June 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the ability for individuals detained for immigration purposes at HM Prison The Verne to access (a) legal and (b) health services. Asked by Sarah Teather.

14^th May 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 17 September 2012, Official Report, column 512W, on torture, what the result of the audit was; if she will publish the audit; what training requirements were identified by the audit; whether that training has been delivered; if she will publish the training materials; and if she will make a statement. Asked by Diane Abbott.

14^th May 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many foreign national prisoners were transferred to secure detention in their home country under (a) compulsory and (b) voluntary prisoner transfer agreements in each of the last five years. Asked by Philip Hollobone.

13^th May 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons she will no longer fund the detention element of the Choices service from 1 April 2014; whether an alternative assisted voluntary returns programme will be made available to immigration detainees; and what assessment she has made of the potential effects of this decision on the number of (a) assisted voluntary returns and (b) enforced removals. Asked by Sarah Teather.

13^th May 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration detainees left the UK through the assisted voluntary returns programmes in each of the last five years. Asked by Sarah Teather.

13^th May 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average length of time spent in prison awaiting deportation for those foreign national prisoners beyond the end of their sentence was in the latest period for which figures are available. Asked by Sadiq Khan.

13^th May 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals who have served their sentence but are awaiting deportation there are in each prison. Asked by Sadiq Khan.

13^th May 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals in prison awaiting deportation beyond the end of their sentence have spent (a) up to one month, (b) up to two months, (c) up to six months, (d) up to 12 months, (e) up to 24 months, (f) up to 60 months and (g) over 60 months awaiting deportation. Asked by Sadiq Khan.

8^th May 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost is of keeping a foreign national offender classified by her Department as individual non-compliant in detention for one day. Asked by David Hanson.

7th May 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent on converting HM Prison The Verne for use as an immigration removal centre to date. Asked by Sadiq Khan.

6^th May 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 7 April (WA 249), whether they have set a fixed date in September 2014 by which HM Prison The Verne will be re-designated to an immigration removal centre; if not, why not; and what action they will take if the re-designation has not been completed by the agreed date. Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

6^th May 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, at the latest date, how many immigration detainees were being held in HM prisons; how many foreign national offenders, whose sentences had already expired but who had not been deported were being held; and what assessment they have made of the impact of such persons on the rehabilitation of British prisoners. Asked by Lord Hylton.

6^th May 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 7 April (WA 249), in the light of HM Prison The Verne being used to take immigration detainees exclusively and the number of persons held under Immigration Act powers within HM Prisons, what plans they have to extend Rule 35 to the prison estate by an amendment to the Prison Rules; and, if there are no such plans, how a prison doctor’s concerns that a prisoner may be a victim of torture may be made known to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

6th May 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current population in each of the United Kingdom’s (1) public prisons, and (2) private prisons; and what is the budget for each individual prison of each type. Asked by Lord Bradley.

6th May 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons in his report on HMP Pentonville that Home Office input on immigration matters relating to foreign prisoners was inadequate. Asked by Baroness Stern.

29th April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 31 March 2014, Official Report, columns 532-3W, on prisoners: foreign nationals, what the main features of the Early Removal Scheme are; how many foreign national offenders were deported under this scheme in each of the last five years; and what the main features are of the Tariff Expired Removal scheme. Asked by Philip Hollobone.

28th April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish the number of individuals held at HM Prison The Verne solely for immigration purposes as part of the quarterly immigration statistics. Asked by Sarah Teather.

10^th April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what funds his Department has spent on preparing HM Prison the Verne for re-role as an immigration detention centre to date. Asked by Sadiq Khan.

9^th April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in each prison establishment are not being held in relation to criminal proceedings; and what the reason is for their being so held in each case. Asked by Philip Davies.

7^th April 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether migrants detained in HM Prison The Verne from 24 March will have access to (1) Rule 35 procedures to determine whether their health would be damaged by detention, for example, due to a history of torture, (2) mobile telephones and the internet, (3) the ability to receive telephone calls from solicitors, family and friends, and (4) on-site legal advice surgeries; and if not, why not. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

7^th April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people held in immigration removal centres on 13 March 2014 had been held for (a) between 28 and 60 days, (b) between 60 and 365 days, (c) more than 12 months and (d) more than 18 months. Asked by David Hanson.

7^th April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which prisons are holding individuals solely under immigration powers. Asked by Sarah Teather.

7^th April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many pregnant women are held in immigration detention. Asked by Stephen McCabe.

7^th April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women detained at Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre have been held for (a) four years or more, (b) three years or more and (c) two years or more. Asked by Stephen McCabe.

7^th April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answers of 5 February 2014, Official Report, column 293W, 28 February 2014, Official Report, column 548W and 31 March 2014 on prisoners: foreign nationals, which three countries have the next largest number of foreign nationals in UK prisons; and what steps he is taking to return those offenders to secure detention in their own countries. Asked by Philip Hollobone.

3^rd April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his plans are for HMP The Verne. Asked by Sarah Teather.

2nd April 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deportations of foreign national offenders there were in each year since 2010. Asked by David Hanson.

31^st March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serious misconduct complaints related to the use of control and restraint during enforced removal were referred to the Professional Standards Unit in each year since 2010. Asked by David Hanson.

31^st March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people held in immigration removal centres and who refused food or fluids have been transferred to prisons since May 2013. Asked by Sarah Teather.

31^st March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answers of 5 February 2014, Official Report, column 293W and 28 February 2014, Official Report, column 548W, on prisoners: foreign nationals, which three countries have the next largest number of foreign nationals in UK prisons; and what steps he is taking to return those offenders to secure detention in their own countries. Asked by Philip Holborne.

26^th March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of prisoners in each adult and youth prison in England and Wales identified as Muslim on 1 January of each of the last five years. Asked by Sadiq Khan.

26^th March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in prison in the latest period for which data are available served a time longer than their full sentence. Asked by Frank Field.

25^th March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when someone, held at a Border Force checkpoint, is officially considered a detainee. Asked by Nadine Dorries.

24^th March 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when deportation will follow the end of a prison sentence served by a foreign national; whether they always arrange the necessary documents as soon as the release date is known; and to what extent problems arise from statelessness or the failure of other states to cooperate. Asked by Lord Hylton.

24^th March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are allocated to each room in immigration detention centres. Asked by Keith Vaz.

13^th March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken in response to recommendations 5.1 and 5.66 in the Report on an unannounced inspection of Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre, 28 January to 8 February 2013 published by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons. Asked by Sarah Teather.

12^th March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department: (1) how many of those detained in each of the last 12 months at (a) Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre and (b) all immigration detention centres were considered to have been a victim of torture; and how many of those were released from detention as a consequence; (2) how many of those detained at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre were the subject of a Rule 35 report in each of the last 12 months; and how many were released from detention as a consequence. Asked by Richard Fuller.

11^th March 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many nationals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are currently held within United Kingdom immigration estates and prisons. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

6^th March 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average length of time that women who apply for asylum claiming to be raped or tortured are detained in immigration detention centres; and what considerations govern such detentions. Asked by Baroness Hussein-Ece.

4^th March 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Syrians refused asylum in the United Kingdom in 2013 are (1) not in the United Kingdom following a forced removal, (2) not in the United Kingdom following a voluntary removal, (3) in a detention removal centre, and (4) remain in the country but not in detention. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

4^th March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department: (1) how many people have been detained in immigration removal centres for the purpose of age assessment in the last 12 months; and how many were found to be (a) adults and (b) children; (2) what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of time is that a person has been held in an immigration removal centre pending an age assessment in the last 12 months; (3) what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of time is that a person who has been defined as an age dispute case has been held in an immigration removal centre pending release to local authority care in the last 12 months. Asked by Julian Huppert.

3rd March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many foreign nationals of each nationality were held in custody in each prison in England and Wales on 1 February (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013. Asked by Sadiq Khan.

3rd March 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on which occasions tornado-trained staff have been used to deal with disturbances in each prison since 2010. Asked by Sadiq Khan.

28^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2014, Official Report, column 293W, on prisoners: foreign nationals, which three countries have the next largest number of foreign nationals in UK prisons; and what steps he is taking to return those offenders to secure detention in their own countries. Asked by Philip Hollobone.

26^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals detained in immigration removal centres have been transferred to hospital following sectioning under the Mental Health Act 1983 from (a) Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre, (b) Hammondsworth Immigration Removal Centre, (c) Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre and (d) all other immigration removal centres in each of the last five years for which records are available. Asked by Sarah Teather.

26^th February 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken about the use of restraints at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in the light of the report by the HM Chief Inspector of Prisons that two elderly men were handcuffed in “an excessive and unacceptable manner”, one of whom died shortly after the removal of handcuffs and the other, an 84-year-old who had been declared unfit for detention, died whilst still handcuffed. Asked by Baroness Stern.

24^th February 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 7 January (WA 276), why the system of gathering data on the medical welfare of those detained for immigration purposes was changed. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 7 January (WA 276), what was the system for gathering data on the medical welfare of those detained for immigration purposes before 2012; and what is the system now. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 7 January (WA 276), how information relating to self harm would be (1) gathered, and (2) made publicly accessible, other than in response to Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

24^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how UKBA monitors contractual levels of staffing provided by GEO Group UK Ltd at Harmondsworth and Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centres. Asked by John McDonnell.

11^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department

(1) many immigration detainees have been transferred from Colbrook Immigration Removal Centre to Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last 12 months;

(2) how many immigration detainees have been transferred from Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre to Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last 12 months;

(3) what the escorting arrangements are for immigration detainees who are transferred from Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre to Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre.

Asked by John McDonnell.

11^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether contracted companies receive a payment for each reception and discharge of an immigration detainee. Asked by John McDonnell.

11^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what payments have been made to (a) GEO and (b) Tascor in respect of the transfer of immigration detainees from Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre to Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last 12 months. Asked by John McDonnell.

11^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what payments have been made to (a) Serco and (b) Tascor in respect of the transfer of immigration detainees from Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre to Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last 12 months. Asked by John McDonnell.

11^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department

(1) how many foreign national prisoners, who were given temporary release to attend interviews with the immigration service at immigration detention centres operated under contract to the UK Border Agency, were transported to and from their interviews in each month of the last three years;

(2) what the cost has been of escorting foreign national prisoners, who were given temporary release to attend interviews with the immigration service at immigration detention centres operated under contract to the UK Border Agency in each month of the last three years.

Asked by John McDonnell

11th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the oral answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, columns 681-2W, on prisoners: foreign national, how many of the foreign national offenders listed in that answer (a) have been released, (b) have been deported and (c) are still detained; and if he will make a statement. Asked by Ian Davidson.

11^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many foreign national prisoners have been given temporary release to attend interviews at immigration detention centres operated under contract to the UK Border Agency in each month of the last three years. Asked by John McDonnell.

11^th February 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps have been taken at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre to comply with the recommendations of HM Inspectorate of Prisons following an unannounced inspection on 5–16 August 2013, particularly that which concerns Rule 35. Asked by Lord Avebury.

11^th February 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following reports of the death while in handcuffs of Alois Dvorzac at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre, whether they will review procedures for restraining elderly, vulnerable and incapacitated detainees. Asked by Lord Lester.

6^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the time limit will be for requesting an administrative review under the provisions of Clause 11 of the Immigration Bill currently before Parliament; and if she will make a statement. Asked by Sarah Teather.

6th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Geo Group UK Ltd, contractors for HM Prison Harmondsworth, will be allowed to bid in the re-tendering process following HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ report. Asked by Julian Huppert.

6th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether she plans to change the terms of the contract for HM Prison Harmondsworth in light of the HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ Report; (2) what plans she has to scrutinise the performance of Geo Group UK Ltd following the HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ Report. Asked by Julian Huppert.

6th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many residential raids for immigration purposes were carried out between midnight and 8 am in the last 12 months; in how many of those cases children were expected to be present; and in how many of those cases one or more parent or guardian was removed. Asked by Julian Huppert.

5th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many foreign nationals were convicted of criminal offences committed in the UK in each of the last five years. Asked by Andrew Percy.

5^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to ensure that detainees at immigration removal centres are treated well and are not subject to abuse. Asked by Michael Crockart.

5^th February 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which three countries have the most foreign nationals in UK prisons; and what steps he is taking to return those offenders to secure detention in their own countries. Asked by Philip Hollobone

3^rd February 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the suggestion by the Chief Inspector of Prisons that staff of the Geo group, which operates the Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre, ignored the advice of a doctor that a Canadian citizen who subsequently died handcuffed in detention should have not been detained or deported. Asked by Lord Avebury.

28^th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the report by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on an unannounced inspection of Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre on 5 to 16 August 2013, what assessment she has made of that report; and whether, and to what timescale, her Department will implement the recommendations in the report. Asked by Pete Wishart.

27^th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department

(1) what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of time is that an individual who has been defined as an age dispute case has been held in an immigration removal centre pending release to local authority care in the last 12 months for which figures are available;

(2) what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of time is that an individual who has been held in an immigration removal centre pending an age assessment in the last 12 months for which figures are available;

(3) how many individuals have been detained in immigration removal centres for the purpose of age assessment in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how many of those individuals were found to be (a) adults and (b) children.

Asked by Sarah Teather.

22nd January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the report by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on an unannounced inspection of Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre on 5 to 16 August 2013, what steps her Department plans to take to improve scrutiny of GEO Group UK Ltd management of Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre. Asked by Pete Wishart.

21^st January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department

(1) how many of those detained at (a) Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre and (b) all immigration detention centres were diagnosed with a mental illness in each of the last 12 months; and how many of those were (i) released from detention as a consequence and (ii) transferred to a hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983;

(2) how many of those detained at (a) Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre and (b) all immigration detention centres were diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder in each of the last 12 months; and how many of those were (i) released from detention as a consequence and (ii) transferred to a hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Asked by Richard Fuller.

20^th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals are currently held in prisons solely on immigration grounds. Asked by Sarah Teather.

17^th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he has taken to improve conditions at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre since the last unannounced inspection by HM chief inspector of prisons in October 2013. Asked by Mike Wood.

17^th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average daily cost of detention per person in each of the last three years was at (a) Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre and (b) all immigration detention centres. Asked by Richard Fuller.

16^th January 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum-seekers are currently in detention in the United Kingdom, of what nationality, and in which removal centres. Asked by The Earl of Sandwich.

16^th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many different prisons individuals who are detained solely under immigration powers are currently detained. Asked by Sarah Teather.

13th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department’s policy on the removal of asylum seekers permits deportation to countries assessed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as being under a volatile threat from a number of terrorist organisations. Asked by Roger Godsiff.

9th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers were returned successfully to (a) China and (b) Iran in the last three years for which data are available. Asked by Tom Harris.

7th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration her Department is giving to the installation of a full sprinkler system in Campsfield House Immigration Centre in Oxfordshire following the recent fire there. Asked by Nicola Blackwood.

7^th January 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether private contractors Taylormade Security hold any contracts with the Government for the removal of immigration detainees from the United Kingdom; and, if so, whether they are paid separately for each detainee removed. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

7^th January 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents of (1) self-harm requiring medical attention, (2) individuals being managed as having a risk of self-harm, (3) hunger strike, and (4) individuals being managed as having a risk of hunger striking, took place in immigration detention in each of the last ten years, and to date in 2013. Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.

6^th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much compensation was paid to victims of unlawful detention by police forces in England and Wales in 2012-13. Asked by Mark Pritchard.

6^th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the length of time an individual has been held in prison solely under immigration powers is used to decide which time-served foreign national prisoners will be transferred from the prison estate to immigration removal centres. Asked by Sarah Teather.

6th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will reconsider the decision to deport Isa Muaza to Nigeria; and if she will make a statement. Asked by David Anderson.

6^th January 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who were in the UK illegally have (a) been subject to enforced departure from the UK and (b) left the UK voluntarily in each of the last three years. Asked by Stephen Barclay.