The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-03-26.
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.
James Brokenshire
No persons held in immigration removal centres have been transferred to prisons since May 2013 due to refusal of food or fluids.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-06-05.
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.
James Brokenshire
Any death in immigration detention is a tragic event and each death is subject
to independent investigation, as appropriate, by the police, the Coroner and
the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
Any recommendations made by the investigating authorities are thoroughly
examined to see how they can be used to help prevent further tragedies across
the detention estate and action plans are drawn up to monitor their
implementation.
For example, firm written reminders were issued to all suppliers on the
requirements of the current Detention Services Order on use of handcuffs, which
was followed up by a workshop on their appropriate use and the importance of
proper risk assessments. Recommendations relevant to medical care for detainees
have been shared with NHS England to inform their commissioning of healthcare
services from 1 September 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-03-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied migrant children have been forcibly removed to another country in each of the last five years.
James Brokenshire
No unaccompanied child under the age of 18 can be forcibly removed from the UK
unless adequate care and reception arrangements are in place in their country
of origin. The difficulty of setting up suitable reception arrangements has
meant that, with the exception of transfers to other European Union countries
under the *Dublin Regulations, the Home Office does not routinely enforce the
return of unaccompanied children to any country. The majority of unaccompanied
children whose asylum claims are rejected are granted temporary leave which is
reviewed when they reach 17½ years of age. We believe that the vast majority of
enforced returns of unaccompanied children undertaken between 2006 and 2010
were transfers under the Dublin Regulations.
Table 1: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children removals 2009 to 2013
|
Date of Removal |
Total |
|
2009 |
31 |
|
2010 |
12 |
|
2011 |
2 |
|
2012 |
6 |
|
2013 |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
53 |
‘Migrant children’ have been interpreted as unaccompanied asylum seeking
children (UASC) in answering this question.
* The Dublin Regulation EC No. 343/2003 is a binding measure of European
Community law to determine which State should be responsible for examining an
application for asylum made within the EU territory.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of average household earnings in 2014-15.
Mr Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-03-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants receiving support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 have been receiving support for more than (a) two years, (b) four years and (c) six years; and if she will make a statement.
James Brokenshire
Data specific to your request can be found in the table below.
Band Cases
Up to two years 2008
More than two years 822
More than four years 473
More than six years 212
Total 3515
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-03-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will announce the asylum support rates for 2014-15.
James Brokenshire
There are no immediate plans to change the support rates provided to destitute asylum seekers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-03-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his plans are for HMP The Verne.
Jeremy Wright
HM Prison The Verne started taking immigration detainees as scheduled from 24 March 2014. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) will retain The Verne as a prison in the short term but its population will comprise immigration detainees as planned with the Home Office.
NOMS intends to review the designation of The Verne later this year, with the intention of completing the re-designation to an immigration removal centre by the end of September 2014.
All foreign national offenders (FNOs) sentenced to custody are referred to the Home Office for them to consider deportation at the earliest possible opportunity.
The Ministry of Justice and the Home Office are committed to working together to expedite the removal of foreign criminals. NOMS will always supply sufficient prison places for those committed by the courts.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-04-01.
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.
James Brokenshire
An assessment of the impact of this change is in train and the range of
possible alternatives is complex. A full written response on the issue will be
provided to the Member in due course, and the letter placed in the House
Library.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-04-01.
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.
James Brokenshire
For the last five years, the numbers of detainees who have left the UK annually
through AVR programmes are as follows:
| Year | Detainees departing through AVR |
| 2009 | 585 |
| 2010 | 824 |
| 2011 | 848 |
| 2012 | 1150 |
| 2013 | 2081 |
The figures provided are sourced from a Home Office management information
system which is not quality assured under National Statistics protocols and is
subject to change due to internal data quality checking. Figures provided from
this source do not constitute part of National Statistics and should be treated
as provisional.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Teather on 2014-04-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which prisons are holding individuals solely under immigration powers.
James Brokenshire
The prisons detailed below are currently holding individuals in England and Wales solely under immigration powers:
| Ashfield | Glen Parva | Parc |
| Bedford | Guys Marsh | Pentonville |
| Belmarsh | Haverigg | Peterborough |
| Birmingham | Hewell | Ranby |
| Brinsford | High Down | Risley |
| Bristol | Highpoint | Rye Hall |
| Brixton | Holloway | Stafford |
| Bronzefield | Holme House | Stoke Heath |
| Bullingdon | Huntercombe | Styal |
| Bullwood Hall | Isis | Swansea |
| Bure | Leeds | Swinfen Hall |
| Cardiff | Lewes | Thameside |
| Chelmsford | Lincoln | Usk |
| Dartmoor | Littlehey | Wakefield |
| Doncastor | Liverpool | Wandsworth |
| Durham | Maidstone | Wayland |
| Elmley | Manchester | Whatton |
| Erlestoke | Moorland | Woodhill |
| Exeter | Mount | Wormwood Scrubs |
| Featherstone | New Hall | Wymott |
| Feltham | Norwich | Verne |
| Forest Bank | Nottingham | |
| Garth | Oakwood |
The prisons detailed below are currently holding individuals in Scotland under immigration powers:
Barlinnie, Edinburgh, Cornton Vale, Dumfries
1. All details quoted have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.
2. The details have been extracted from NOMS and Home Office reports which are taken from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording
system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
3. Data generated on 31 March 2014.