Paul Blomfield – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Blomfield on 2015-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which prisons people are currently held solely under immigration powers; and if she will publish this information as part of the quarterly immigration statistics.
James Brokenshire
As of 13th October 2015, the prisons detailed below are holding individuals in England and Wales solely under immigration powers:
Altcourse |
Bedford |
Belmarsh |
Birmingham |
Bristol |
Brixton |
Bronzefield |
Bulingdon |
Cardiff |
Chelmsford |
Doncaster |
Dovegate |
Drake Hall |
Durham |
Elmley |
Exeter |
Featherstone |
Feltham |
Forest Bank |
Foston Hall |
Glen Parva |
Guys Marsh |
Haverigg |
Hewell |
High Down |
Highpoint |
Holloway |
Holme House |
Humber |
Huntercombe |
Leeds |
Leicester |
Lewes |
Lincoln |
Littlehey |
Liverpool |
Maidstone |
Manchester |
Moorland |
Mount |
Norwich |
Nottingham |
Oakwood |
Onley |
Parc |
Pentonville |
Peterborough |
Portland |
Preston |
Risley |
Rye Hill |
Stocken |
Styal |
Swansea |
Swinfen Hall |
Thameside |
Wandsworth |
Winchester |
Woodhill |
Wormwood Scrubs |
Wymott |
As of 13th October 2015, the prisons detailed below are holding individuals in Scotland under immigration powers:
Barlinnie, Cornton Vale, Edinburgh, Low Moss and Polmont.
The information provided in the table above is based on management information only and has not been subject to the detailed checks that apply for National Statistics publications. These figures are provisional and are subject to change.
The Home Office do not regularly publish data relating to the location of individuals held in prison solely under immigration powers. While migration statistics are kept under review, there are no immediate plans to include the management information above.