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Lord Hylton
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many persons are held in detention under the immigration Acts; of these how many are held pending deportation; whether as many as 6,000 persons have been detained during any recent 12-month period; how many current detainees are held in HM prisons; and how many of those in prison were asylum-seekers with undecided cases. [HL1027]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office
(Lord Bassam of Brighton)
I expect to be in a position to send the noble Lord a substantive reply by 14 March.