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Justine Greening:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his written statement of 25 April 2006, Official Report, columns 37-8WS, on deportation and removal of foreign nationals, (1) how many foreign national prisoners have been released without the appropriate consideration of deportation
or removal who on conviction had a previous home address in a London borough, broken down by (a) borough and (b) offence; and if he will make a statement; [67563]
(2) how many foreign national prisoners have been released from each London prison without the appropriate consideration of deportation or removal, broken down by offence; and if he will make a statement. [67564]
Mr. Byrne [holding answers 2 May 2006]: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on these matters today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals are being held in Bronzefield Prison in Ashford, broken down by offence; when each is due for release; and how many have been recommended by a judge for deportation. [67571]
Mr. Byrne: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on this matter today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Ms Abbott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the prisons which have not referred serious offenders for consideration for deportation prior to release; and if he will make a statement. [67572]
Mr. Byrne: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on this matter today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Ms Abbott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether all prisons routinely refer foreign national prisoners for consideration for deportation and removal; and if he will make a statement; [67574]
(2) what assessment he has made of the reasons for the non-referral of foreign national criminals for consideration for deportation or removal; and if he will make a statement; [67575]
(3) what instructions were issued to prisons on the procedures to be followed in relation to foreign national criminals and their consideration for deportation or removal prior to September 2004; and if he will make a statement; [67470]
(4) what target the immigration and nationality directorate sets for the period within which cases of failed asylum applicants in detention for criminal offences which are referred to them should be reviewed. [67569]
(5) whether there is an individual officer in the Prison Service with responsibility for referring foreign national criminals for consideration for deportation or removal; and if he will make a statement; [67578]
(6) what steps the immigration and nationality directorate has taken to ensure that travel documentation for failed asylum applicants in detention for criminal offences is issued in a timely fashion. [67495]
Mr. Byrne: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary and his predecessor have provided regular updates to the House on all aspects of the recent events concerning the Department’s handling of the deportation of foreign national prisoners who were released without consideration. In particular I refer the hon. Member to the most recent written ministerial statement of 23 May 2006, Official Report, column 77WS, where the Home Secretary sets out his analysis of the Department, the eight priority areas set out for management action to rectify these and required organisational improvements. In a written ministerial statement today my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has also updated the House on the latest statistical position in respect of this matter.
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his oral statement, Official Report, on 26 April 2006, how many foreign prisoners were released from each prison before a decision had been taken on their deportation. [67587]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 1 May 2006]: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on this matter today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Hogg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many foreign nationals released from prison since 1 August 2005 have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of criminal offences, broken down by offence; [67616]
(2) how many of the foreign nationals released since 1 July 2005 were the subject of a judicial recommendation that consideration should be given as to their deportation; and for what offences offenders subject to such a recommendation were convicted. [67666]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 2 May 2006]: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on these matters matter today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates have been deported on release from prisons in the UK in each week of 2006 to date. [67686]
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners whose sentence included a recommendation for deportation have been (a) released and (b) released onto parole from Shepton Mallet prison since 1999; and how many were duly deported. [67756]
Peter Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 1,023 foreign prisoners released from prison between February 1999 and March 2006 without being considered for deportation prior to their release (a) came to the UK (i) on a visitor’s visa, (ii) on a work permit and (iii) as asylum seekers known to the authorities but not granted asylum, (b) were not known to the authorities before their arrests and (c) were citizens of other EU countries. [68493]
Mr. Scott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign national prisoners whose last residential address was in Ilford North (a) should have been assessed for deportation, (b) were assessed for deportation and (c) were deported on release from prison in each of the last five years. [68528]
Mr. Byrne: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on these matters today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) on how many occasions staff from the immigration and nationality directorate failed to attend a prison to process the release of a foreign offender in each month since January 1999; and if he will make a statement; [68873]
(2) how many visits were made by staff from the immigration and nationality directorate to prisons in England and Wales to process the release of foreign offenders in each month since January 1999; and if he will make a statement. [68874]
John Reid: My predecessor and I have provided regular updates to the House on all aspects of the recent events concerning the Department’s handling of the deportation of foreign national prisoners who were released without consideration. In particular I refer the right hon. Member to the most recent written ministerial statement of 23 May 2006, Official report, column 77WS, where I set out my analysis of the Department, the eight priority areas set out for management action to rectify these and required organisational improvements. In a written ministerial statement today I have also updated the House on the latest statistical position in respect of this matter.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many of the foreign nationals convicted of offences in the UK (a) considered for deportation and (b) recommended by the courts for consideration for deportation in each year since 1997 subsequently claimed asylum in the UK; [68884]
(2) how many of the foreign nationals given non-custodial sentences and for whom deportation was recommended to be considered were deported in each of the last five years. [68914]
Mr. Byrne [holding answers 8 May 2006]: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on this matter today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many cases foreign nationals were convicted and given non-custodial sentences in each of the last five years. [68915]
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many foreign nationals released from prison in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each year since February 1999 have subsequently re-offended, broken down by category of subsequent offence; [69315]
(2) how many of the foreign nationals released from prison whose whereabouts are known to his Department have been identified as living in the East Riding of Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement; [69316]
(3) how many foreign national criminals have been held in prisons in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) prison and (b) offence; and if he will make a statement. [69317]
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many foreign prisoners have been released from jails in Sussex without having their cases reviewed for deportation; [69382]
(2) how many foreign prisoners released without having their cases reviewed for deportation were (a) arrested in Sussex and (b) gave Sussex as their last address. [69383]
Mr. David Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the foreign national offenders released from prison without consideration for deportation were last known to be resident in the North Wales police area. [69429]
Mr. Byrne: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on these matters today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign prisoners (a) held in UK prisons and (b) released within the past 12 months who were recommended for deportation are citizens (i) of the EU accession countries and (ii) of other EU countries. [69855]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 11 May 2006]: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on this matter today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign national prisoners whose last residential address was in (a) Essex and (b) Southend, West (i) were recommended for consideration for deportation, (ii) were assessed for deportation, (iii) were deported and (iv) were not deported on release from prison in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [70151]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 22 May 2006]: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on this matter today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals (a) are serving and (b) have completed prison sentences in Lancashire for (i) murder, (ii) manslaughter, (iii) grievous bodily harm, (iv) rape and (v) sexual offences against children; and how many of those released in each category (A) were deported after release in each of the last five years and (B) served half their sentence or less. [70265]
Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals convicted of offences in the UK and sentenced to imprisonment have been convicted of further offences in this country having been released from prison in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [70752]
Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign prisoners were held in (a) HMP Hewell Grange, (b) HMP Brockhill and (c) HMP Blakenhurst in each year since 1997; and how many of those in each prison were (i) considered for deportation and (ii) deported in each year. [71058]
Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign prisoners have been released from prison but not deported, broken down by police authority. [71354]
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign prisoners were released without due deportation review process, broken down by prison; and if any prisoners were granted provisions to facilitate onward passage from the main gate. [71401]
Mr. Byrne:
My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on these matters today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the
Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Adam Afriyie: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted prisoners recommended for deportation were transferred to open prisons in the last 12 months; and how many of these prisoners (a) absconded and (b) have not been recaptured. [78712]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 19 June 2006]: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on this matter today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Blunt: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the foreign nationals detained at (a) Highdown and (b) Downview prison on 1 July 2005 had been released by 1 April 2006; and how many of those released have subsequently been deported. [68061]
Mr. Byrne: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on this matter today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the foreign prisoners released into the community without proper application of the deportation review process were illegal immigrants. [71447]
Mr. Byrne: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has updated the House on this matter today in a written ministerial statement, and the director general of the immigration and nationality directorate (IND) has written to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee today on the number of cases where foreign national prisoners were released without proper deportation consideration. A copy of the letter has been placed in both Libraries.
Mr. Carswell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures are in place to ensure that those prisoners who (a) entered and (b) remained in the country illegally are deported on completion of their sentences; and if he will make a statement. [64270]
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