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in respect of those buildings, because the Department has been billed directly for its use of energy in them since April 1990.

Emergency Communications Network

Mr. Bill Michie : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he received the report of Scicon Ltd's study of the emergency communications network ; how much the study cost ; what are the report's recommendations ; and whether he will place a copy of the report in the Library.

Mr. John Patten : The study, which is expected to cost about £150, 000, is not yet complete. A final report is due shortly. Because of the classified nature of some of the material, it is not proposed to place copies in the Library.

Cardphones (Prisons)

Mr. Cox : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his Department's policy on allowing cardphones to be available at a prisoner's own expense for use in prisons in England and Wales ; and if he will list the prisons where such a scheme now exists.

Mrs. Rumbold : We believe that the use of cardphones by prisoners is an important way of sustaining relationships with family and friends and relieving stress during the time in custody, and can help prisoners to prepare for release.

Cardphones are now available for the use of prisoners at all the establishments listed in the table. This includes all open establishments and almost all category C and equivalent female and young offender establishments ; the installation of phones is in progress at the remainder. In addition a trial is under way at Winchester under which unconvicted prisoners have access to cardphones. The trial will shortly be extended to Manchester prison. HM Prison Service establishments with cardphones for the use of prisoners

Acklington

Aldington

Ashwell

Askham Grange

Blantyre House

Camp Hill

Campsfield House

Channings Wood

Cookham Wood

Deerbolt

Dover

Drake Hall

East Sutton Park

Eastwood Park

Erlestoke

Everthorpe

Featherstone

Feltham

Ford

Glen Parva

Gloucester

Haslar

Hatfield

Haverigg

Highpoint

Hollesley Bay Colony

Huntercombe and Finnamore Wood Camp

Kirkham

Kirklevington

Lancaster

Leyhill

Littlehey

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Lowdham Grange

Morton Hall

The Mount

Northallerton

Northeye

North Sea Camp

Norwich

Onley

Ranby

Risley

Rochester

Rudgate

Send

Shepton Mallet

Spring Hill

Stafford

Stoke Heath

Styal

Sudbury/Foston Hall

Thorn Cross

Thorp Arch

Usk

The Verne

Wayland

Wellingborough

Werrington

Wetherby

Whatton

Winchester

Wymott

Trevi Group

Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the United Kingdom personnel in the Trevi group working on European policy ; what are their terms of reference ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Kenneth Baker : I attend Trevi Ministers' meetings, and other meetings are attended by United Kingdom officials and police service representatives. Trevi exists to promote practical co-operation among European Community member states against terrorism, drug trafficking and other serious crime.

I attended a special meeting of Trevi Ministers on 22 January in Luxembourg, at which we discussed measures to counter the threat of terrorism associated with hostilities in the Gulf and reaffirmed our determination to co-operate fully to the end.

Police Posts

Mrs. Maureen Hicks : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many extra police posts were authorised throughout the United Kingdom (a) between 1974 and 1979 and (b) 1979 to date.

Mr. Peter Lloyd : My right hon. Friend is responsible only for the police service in England and Wales. Between February 1974 and April 1979 the authorised establishment of the police service in England and Wales rose by 5,809. Since the Government took office in May 1979 the establishment of the police service has increased by 8,687 and my right hon. Friend has recently announced a further increase of 700 police posts to be implemented during 1991-92.

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Immigration

Mr. Tony Lloyd : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what active steps he has taken to resolve the case of Mr. A. A. (Reference A413117/2 (S)) ; why there have been delays in resolving this case ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Lloyd : As I explained to the hon. Member in my letter of 3 January further inquiries are necessary before we can reach a decision in this case. I shall write to the hon. Member when the inquiries are complete.

Young Offenders

Mr. Ashley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young offenders were sent to adult prisons whilst awaiting trial in the last year for which figures are available ; and how many of them were involved in incidents where there were allegations of them being threatened or they came to physical harm.

Mrs. Rumbold : During 1989, the last year for which figures were available, 4,300 unsentenced young offenders were initially received in adult prisons. Information is available centrally on alleged assaults only where these gave rise to action by the police. In 1989, there were 13. Of these, 10 were carried out by other young offenders and three by adult males. There is no centrally available information on threats.

Mr. Ashley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what evidence his Department has obtained on the likelihood of young people awaiting trial to be sent to an adult prison if they live in a local authority which does not have its own secure centre as against those in an authority which does have such a centre.

Mr. John Patten : Local authority secure accommodation is a resource to which all local authorities in England and Wales have access. But the availability of secure accommodation locally and the local authority's willingness to use it for remanded juveniles may affect at present a court's decision whether it is necessary to remand a juvenile in Prison Department custody.

Mr. Ashley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the daily cost of keeping a young person in (a) local authority secure accommodation and (b) an adult prison.

Mrs. Rumbold : The daily cost of keeping a young person in an adult prison during 1989-90 was £44.

I understand from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health that the disparity in types of local authority secure accommodation makes in impossible to provide a realistic representative figure for the cost of accommodating a young person in such accommodation.

Mr. Ashley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to stop young people awaiting trial being sent to adult prisons.

Mr. John Patten : We intend to issue very soon a consultation paper setting out our detailed proposals for reforming the arrangements for the remand of alleged offenders under 17. This will include proposals affecting the use of Prison Department establishments for remanded juveniles.

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Young Offenders

Mr. Ashley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many unruly certificates were issued in the last year for which figures are available.

Mrs. Rumbold : The information requested is not recorded centrally. The only information available relates to juveniles initially received on remand into prison service establishments. These statistics are published annually in "Prison Statistics England and Wales" (table 2.7 of the volume for 1989, Cm. 1221), a copy of which is in the Library. An unruliness certificate is required for juveniles received as untried--1,387 in 1989-- and for some of those received as convicted unsentenced--89 in 1989 ; it is not required for those committed in custody to the Crown court for sentence under section 37 of the Magistrates Courts Act.

Detention

Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) on what statutory authority residents of Arabic or Palestinian origin are being arrested or detained, arising from the war in Iraq ; what source of information led to arrest ; whether these detainees have been questioned on these allegations ; and if he will make a statement ;

(2) on what basis residents of Arabic and Palestinian origin are being arrested or detained arising from the war in Iraq ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what rights of representation have been accorded to persons detained without charge or trial in response to the war in the Gulf ;

(2) what criteria applied to the recent arrest and detention of individuals currently resident in the United Kingdom without charge ; and what is the authority under which they are held.

Mr. Peter Lloyd : By virtue of section 3(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 orders of intention to deport have been served on a number of Iraqi and other nationals on my right hon. Friend's personal direction that their deportation would be conducive to the public good for reasons of national security. These decisions have been taken individually after careful consideration of information about the activities and associations of those concerned and in the light of the present threat of terrorist activities against the United Kingdom.

Under section 15(3) of the Act there is no statutory right of appeal against these decisions. Paragraph 157 of the statement of changes in the immigration rules, however, provides that those concerned may appear before a panel of independent advisers and make representations to them before the advisers tender their advice to my right hon. Friend. If it is decided to make a deportation order, they also have a right of appeal to the immigration appellate authorities against the destination specified. Under paragraph 2(2) of schedule 3 to the Act persons may be detained on my right hon. Friend's authority pending deportation.

Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the numbers of people detained under powers given to him under the Immigration Act 1971 who are holders of (a) Iraqi passports, (b)

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Jordanian passports, (c) Israeli passports, (d) UN travel documents and (e) other passports since 1 January ; how many are in (i) prisons and (ii) police stations ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by nationality, what are the numbers of persons arrested and detained without charge or trial in response to the war in the Gulf.

Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many non-Iraqi Arabic or Palestinian residents in Britain have been arrested or detained over the last two weeks ; from what parts of the United Kingdom they have been taken ; how long they have been held ; and if he will make a statement ;

(2) how many residents of Iraqi origin have been arrested or detained in the last fortnight ; from what areas of the United Kingdom they originated, and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Lloyd : Since August 1990, 160 Iraqi and 12 other nationals living in England, Scotland and Wales have been served with notice of intention to deport them from the United Kingdom on the grounds that their deportation would be conducive to the public good for reasons of national security. Fifteen Iraqis left for Jordan on 23 January and about half these individuals have now left the country before deportation orders were made. At 1030 hours on 23 January 47 Iraqis, four Lebanese, three Jordanians, one Yemeni and one naturalised United State's citizen were in detention in prisons, having been detained between 15 and 18 January ; 31 Iraqis were detained in police cells having been detained on 22 January and 23 January. Additionally, two Iraqis detained had been identified as serving military personnel and transferred to military custody as prisoners of war.

Those detained have been advised of their right to make representations to the advisory panel and the majority have already done so. The decision to deport and to detain will be kept under review in the light of any representations which they may wish to make.

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