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Deportation

Volume 960: debated on Thursday 14 December 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are currently in each prison in the United Kingdom awaiting deportation; how many were convicted by a court and recommended for deportation; how long they have been in prison ; and how many have indicated a willingness to depart voluntarily.

The available information as at 31st October 1978 is as follows:(1) Number detained under the Immigration Act 1971, awaiting deportation:

Pentonville67
Birmingham7
Holloway6
Risley5
Ashford2
Leicester2
Bedford1
Brixton1
Brockhill1
Canterbury1
Exeter1
Gloucester1
Leeds1
Lewes1
Liverpool1
Manchester1
Norwich1
Oxford1
Winchester1
Total102
(ii) Number of those at (i) detained following the recommendation of a court made under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1971, 73.(iii) Period for which those at (i) had been detained:
Under 1 month49
1–2 months29
POST-NEONATAL MORTALITY PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS: SOCIAL CLASS (SCOTLAND)
IIIIIISocial Class IVVAll
19489·89·918·221·832·219·6
19732·83·65·76·014·36·3
19743·33·55·06·412·46·1
19751·83·84·75·110·85·4
19762·23·04·13·77·54·5
19772·53·74·04·57·04·8
Notes:
Rates for 1948 calculated on deaths aged between 1 month and 1 year.
Rates for 1973–1977 calculated on deaths aged between 4 weeks and 1 year.
The total number of deaths in 1977 was 298.