asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether Immigration Act detainees are allowed to receive telephone calls and faxes from their solicitors; if not, why not; and whether they now receive such communication at HM Prison Haslar. [HL1263]

It is Prison Service policy that prisoners may not receive incoming telephone calls and faxes. However, exceptional provision has been made for Immigration Act detainees held in the dedicated centres at Lindholme and Haslar prisons to receive incoming telephone calls and faxes.