To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what access to medical care is available to detainees at Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre. [144842]

Mr. Byrne: All detainees are seen by a nurse in reception on arrival at the centre. Within 24 hours all detainees are offered an appointment to see a doctor. Thereafter, a doctor’s surgery and nurses clinics are offered on a daily basis and operate on an appointment system. Secondary care is provided by the primary care trust and access to these services mirror those in the community.

Hansard 25th June 2007