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Dungavel Detention Centre

Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will launch an investigation into conditions at the Dungavel Detention Centre for asylum seekers; how many asylum seeker detainees at the Dungavel centre are on hunger strike; if he will review provisions for visits and access arrangements to asylum

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seekers detained in asylum centres; and if he will take steps to ensure freedom of information provisions apply to asylum seeker detention centres. [48838]

Angela Eagle: We have no reason or intention to launch an investigation into conditions at Dungavel Removal Centre. We are confident that Premier Services Ltd., which manages and operates the centre, provides care of the highest order for all its detainees in line with the requirements of the Detention Centre Rules.

Reports that have recently been circulating suggesting that there has been a hunger strike by a number of detainees at Dungavel are completely unfounded.

On Tuesday 9 April 2002 a number of detainees announced their intention to stage what they termed a 'non-compliance' day. Detainees refused to get out of bed, take part in removal centre activities such as education or sport activities or eat in the centre's dining hall. They did, however, continue to buy food from the centre's shop.

Most detainees ate lunch and supper the next day and the centre has been operating normally since.

There are already in place a number of local befriending schemes at Dungavel and regular visits to detainees do take place. In addition, each removal centre has a Visiting Committee. The Visiting Committee is responsible for monitoring the state of the removal centre premises, the administration of the centre and the treatment of detainees. Dungavel has been visited by a range of representatives from national non-governmental organisations with a direct interest in asylum, immigration and detention.

The freedom of information provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 will, when implemented, apply to immigration removal centres.

Mental Health

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letters from the mental health charity MACA of 22 August 2001, 16 October 2001, 19 December 2001 and 30 January 2002, about police handling of serious incidents involving people with mental health problems. [49772]

Mr. Denham: A reply to my hon. Friend was despatched on Friday 12 April 2002. A separate reply to Mental After Care Association (MACA) will be sent this week.

Civil Servants

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out for each Civil Service

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grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed, (ii) number aged (A) 16 to 25, (B) 26 to 35, (C) 36 to 45, (D) 46 to 60 and (E) over the age of 60 years, (iii) number of registered disabled and (iv) number of ethnic minorities. [39155]

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Angela Eagle: I am sorry for the delay in replying. Information on staff as at 31 January 2002 in the Home Office and its Agencies by grade and age range is set out in the tables.

Information in respect of part three and part four have been placed in the Library.

Count of staff by ethnicity

White Black Asian Mixed Chinese
Grade equivalentMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
Administrative Assistant3545165114111717051217
Administrative officer5741,07978227151338716412
Executive officer1,6521,6471182131602931316413
Grade 6704100210000
Grade 725217903512300
Higher executive officer820728234233551723
Industrial grade28120400000
Non-industrial casual0000000000
Sandwich course student61200241000
Senior executive officer391259641173220
Senior grades total874910001010
Grand total4,2364,51127963048586933561435

Other Refused Unknown Total Ethnic as percentage of: Known as percentage
Grade equivalentMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleEthnicKnownKnownAllof all
Administrative assistant101511273215175291,39937.823.361.5
Administrative officer101223294206728552,50834.123.468.7
Executive officer263177816056128874,18621.216.075.3
Grade 60012311431142.61.970.4
Grade 702937044164473.62.878.0
Higher executive officer6939481902251811,72910.58.177.5
Industrial grade003018163517.110.561.4
Non-industrial casual000001000.00.00.0
Sandwich course student000081372528.015.254.3
Senior executive officer11738062376875.44.481.9
Senior grades total001019731392.21.883.7
Grand total53701711931,7622,1682,52411,27122.416.272.4

Count of staff by disability

With disability With no disability Percentage
GradeMaleFemaleMaleFemaleUnknown maledisabled
Administrative assistant30488251,337143.4
Administrative officer39731,2132,307143.1
Executive officer63862,5932,81922.7
Grade 6001045800.0
Grade 72333623200.9
Higher executive officer23311,0911,08502.4
Industrial grade1054201.8
Non-industrial casual000000.0
Sandwich course student00172900.0
Senior executive officer10649033211.9
All senior grade totals101095600.6
Grand totals1692476,8328,257312.7

Count of staff by ethnicity

White Black Asian Mixed Chinese
Grade equivalentMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
Administrative Assistant3463576131010
Administrative officer1713676188331121
Executive officer17832051223315314
Grade 628901100000
Grade 71573900211000
Higher executive officer184289278111162
Sandwich course student0300000000
SCS equivalent3000000000
Senior executive officer12011131430310
Grand total8751,2012146529298117

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Other Refused Unknown Total Ethnic as percentage of: Known as percentage
Grade equivalentMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleEthnicKnownKnownAllof all
Administrative assistant01610233413126.022.486.2
Administrative officer32245013137561312.210.586.0
Executive officer46101511229459215.914.591.1
Grade 60000102395.15.097.5
Grade 701102152012.52.498.0
Higher executive officer325328435168.38.196.6
Sandwich course student001000030.00.075.0
SCS equivalent000000030.00.0100.0
Senior executive officer204010172486.96.798.0
Grand total1212517832472702,34611.510.691.9

Count of staff by disability

With disability With no disability Unknown Percentage
Grade equivalentFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaledisabled
Administrative assistant10144178137.2
Administrative officer5096151375688.3
Executive officer1426196372392.5
Grade 6000291010.0
Grade 70301574231.5
Higher executive officer323199311100.9
Sandwich course student0000310.0
SCS equivalent0003000.0
Senior executive officer02112411490.8
Grand total7719209001,3051443.8

Prison Service by civil service grade equivalence

Grade16 to 2526 to 3536 to 4546 to 6060 plusTotal
Administrative assistant1,4367,0139,0598,02778126,316
Administrative officer6381,4962,4272,694377,292
Executive officer1488541,5801,935624,579
Higher executive officer24339560646231,592
Senior executive officer10927251246939
Grade 7481482916493
Grade 65321432182
Senior Civil Service1758378
Industrial grades674698001,3033182,957
Total2,31310,33314,89515,6091,27844,428

United Kingdom Passport Service

Age range
Grade16 to 2526 to 3536 to 4546 to 6060 plusTotal
PO11351238815221519
PO2554744383187
PO3218594368323261,529
SPS002002
EO15165169832434
HEO23756290124
SEO062621154
Grade 701915025
Grade 6002406
Senior Civil Service22
Total425973764667532,882

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