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Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted prisoners in England and Wales are (a) illegal immigrants and (b) non-British citizens whose entitlement to be in the UK is in doubt; and what percentage of the total number of convicted prisoners each category represents. [128494]

Mr. Byrne: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary set out on 23 May 2006 in a written ministerial statement that there is currently no unique personal identifier for individuals who come into contact with the criminal justice, immigration and asylum systems.

Information about the immigration status of persons convicted of a crime is therefore not routinely collated or held centrally by the Department and only available at disproportionate cost.

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The Border and Immigration Agency and the criminal justice agencies are testing new processes for establishing and recording nationality within the criminal justice system. In the longer term the National Identity scheme offers a way of moving towards a comprehensive approach to identity management across all our systems.

Highly Skilled Migrants Programme

Martin Salter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason changes to the highly skilled migrants programme are to be applied retrospectively; and if he will make a statement. [131136]

Mr. Byrne: The changes made to the highly skilled migrant programme (HSMP) last year are not being applied retrospectively. The criteria which individuals need to satisfy are those in place at the time they make their application: grants of leave made before the changes are not being re-assessed under the new criteria.

Identity Cards

Mr. Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to publish a code of practice on penalties under section 34 of the Identity Cards Act 2006. [131391]

Joan Ryan: An initial draft code of practice was published for information during the passage of the Identity Cards Bill in December 2005 and can be viewed on the Identity and Passport Service website at:

http://www.identitycards.gov.uk/downloads/05-12-05_DRAFT_Code_of_Practice.pdf

This initial draft does not reflect the changes that were subsequently made to the Identity Cards Bill before it obtained Royal Assent in March 2006 and so a further revised draft will be published for consultation in due course and before the code of practice is laid before Parliament for approval.

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were (a) arrested, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted of an offence under section 25 of the Identity Cards Act 2006 in each month since its coming into force; how many and what percentage of those convicted received custody; how many of those who received custody received (i) 0 to six months imprisonment, (ii) six to 12 months imprisonment, (iii) 12 to 18 months imprisonment and (iv) over 18 months imprisonment; and of those convicted how many received a recommendation for deportation. [131416]

Joan Ryan: Section 25 of the Identity Cards Act 2006 created new criminal offences relating to the possession of false identity documents and came into force on 7 June 2006.

Information on arrests for recorded crime offences under section 25 of the Identity Cards Act 2006 is not separately identifiable within the arrests collection held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. The collection is based on persons arrested for recorded crime (notifiable offences) by main offence group (i.e.
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fraud and forgery, violence against the person, robbery, burglary, criminal damage etc.) only. The Crown Prosecution Service has no defendant-based information relating to particular offences.

Court proceedings data for 2006 will be available in the autumn of 2007.

Immigration and Nationality Directorate: Compensation

David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the largest sum was paid by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate to a member of the public in settlement of a compensation
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claim in each of the last three financial years for which figures are available. [130674]

Mr. Byrne: I wrote to the hon. Gentleman on 21 March.

Immigration Controls

Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who the members are of the Employers Task Force on the points-based system for immigration control. [128528]

Mr. Byrne: A list of the current members of the taskforce is in the following table.

Membership list for the Employers Taskforce
Name	Position	Organisation
Caroline Waters	Director of People and Policy	British Telecom
Nickie Titterington	Head of Employee Relations	BUPA Care Services
Jonathan Ferrar	HR Director for the UK	IBM
Sandra Ellis	Head of Visas and Work Permits	Shell International
Helen Stacey	Director	SMART Recruitment
Lindsey Barras	Director	Citigroup
Naomi Corrie Hobbs	Executive Director Co-Head of EMEA Global Mobility Services	Goldman Sachs
Sarah Buttler	Director Global	Ernst and Young
Manabu Ozawa	Director	Honda Manufacturing
Tracy Yates	Partner for Immigration	Eversheds Plc.
Peter Sewell	Group Personnel Manager	Tesco Plc
Louvain Alien	Director	Bechtel
Ruth Harper	Head of Corporate Communications	Manpower UK Ltd.
Keith Sharp	Associate Director	Nasscom
Tom Hughes	Managing Director	Raymond Lamb Ltd.
Tom Moran	Senior Policy Advisor	Confederation of British Industry
Sam Bamford	Head if EU and International Relations Department	Trade Union Congress
Tom Hadley	Director External Relations Manager	Recruitment and Employment Confederation
Martin Couchman	Deputy Chief Executive	British Hospitality Association
Martin Green	Director	English Community Care Association
Kamal Rahman	Director	Indian Business Group
Foluke Ajayi	Head NHS Careers and Workforce Supply NHS Employers	NHS Employers
Paul Deemer	Director	NHS Employers
John Baker	Assistant Director, Management Skills and Leadership	Department for Trade and Industry
Simon Lovett	Foreign and Commonwealth Office	Ukvisas
Neil Chrimes	Head of Strategy and Programmes	City of London Corporation
Richard Stirling	—	HM-Treasury
Aaron Tsui	—	HM-Treasury

Immigration and Visa Applications

Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his Department’s policy is on the future appeals system for failed visa applications; and if he will make a statement. [112705]

Mr. Byrne: Those who are refused entry clearance to come to the UK under the new points-based system will not have full rights of appeal. In cases where entry clearance is refused, unsuccessful applicants will be able to apply for an administrative review of the refusal. The entry clearance officer’s refusal notice will set out precisely why the decision has been made, referring back to the criteria for which points are awarded. When applying for administrative review the applicant must set out which aspect of the decision, as justified in the refusal letter, was incorrect. Administrative review will provide applicants with a swift and effective remedy where a factual error has been made.

Family visitors and dependants are not covered by the points-based system.

Immigration: EC Enlargement

Mr. Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what methodology is used to estimate the number of residents from accession states who are in the UK. [121964]

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Mr. Byrne: Since Parliament unanimously approved the Free Movement of People Directive in 2006 accession nationals have the right of free movement across the UK.

The Home Office has not made an estimate of the number of residents from accession states that are in the UK.

IND Policy

Mr. Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action his Department has taken on the recommendation of the Home Affairs Select Committee on 13 July 2006 that the Immigration and Nationality Directorate should re-examine its policy of not providing information to third parties. [115433]

Mr. Byrne: I am currently actively reviewing our policy in this area.

Internal Reviews

Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which internal Home Office reviews have
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been instigated since 6th May 2005; which of those reviews (a) have been completed and (b) are ongoing; and what the estimated cost is of conducting each review. [110579]

Mr. Byrne [holding answer 24 January 2007]: To identify every review that falls under this broad category of “internal Home Office reviews” could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Migrant Workers: Agriculture

Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people entered the UK under the seasonal agricultural workers scheme in each of the last 10 years, broken down by country of origin; and if he will estimate the number of those workers who failed to return to their country of origin in each year. [122078]

Mr. Byrne: Statistics are recorded on the nationality of persons admitted to the UK under the seasonal agricultural workers scheme. These are given in the following table.

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Passengers( 1) given leave to enter the UK: seasonal agricultural workers, 1996 to 2005( 2)
Nationality	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001( 3)	2002( 4)	2003	2004( 5)	2005( 2)
Europe
Bulgaria	510	1,150	1,050	1,185	1,290	1,100	1,730	1,965	1,580	2,425
Cyprus	5	—	—	—	*	—	—	*	—	—
Czech Republic	205	295	270	270	250	575	520	385	5	—
Estonia	90	155	180	115	125	265	305	485	45	—
Hungary	55	75	105	95	100	75	100	80	20	—
Latvia	90	230	250	290	340	590	985	1,635	1,085	—
Lithuania	710	1,250	1,435	1,375	1,255	515	2,090	2,615	795	—
Poland	2,120	3,660	3,690	3,470	3,195	3,760	4,485	6,175	1,620	—
Romania	130	285	190	315	305	125	330	545	750	1,440
Slovakia	545	835	785	310	365	420	815	845	5	—
Russia	290	190	105	130	215	255	625	1,005	1,645	1,940
Ukraine	540	795	1,015	1,670	1,835	135	3,640	3,235	4,980	4,460
Other former USSR	70	140	145	205	420	310	865	1,340	2,045	2,385
Switzerland	*	*	—	*	*	*	—	—	—	—
Turkey	50	40	20	30	25	45	25	55	5	15
Croatia	—	*	*	*	—	*	*	*	—	*
Slovenia	*	5	10	*	5	10	5	—	—	—
Serbia and Montenegro(6)	*	*	—	*	*	*	*	5	95	75
Other former Yugoslavia	30	50	85	140	125	55	80	60	50	40
Other Europe	—	—	*	5	*	—	*	*	105	60
Total Europe	5,440	9,155	9,340	9,610	9,855	8,240	16,600	20,430	14,830	12,845
Americas
Argentina	—	—	5	*	5	*	—	—	*	—
Brazil	*	*	—	—	*	*	*	—	5	*
Canada	—	5	—	—	*	5	5	*	—	5
Colombia	—	—	—	—	—	—	*	*	*	—
Jamaica	—	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mexico	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—	*	*
Peru	*	—	—	—	—	—	*	*	—	*
USA	—	5	*	—	5	*	10	*	5	10
Venezuela	—	—	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	—
Other Americas	—	5	*	—	*	*	15	10	*	*
Total Americas	*	10	5	*	10	10	30	15	20	20
Africa
Algeria	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—	—	—
Angola	*	*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Congo Dem. Rep.	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Egypt	*	5	*	*	—	—	—	—	*	—
Ethiopia	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	*	—	—
Ghana	15	15	10	15	10	10	*	*	5	5
Kenya	5	5	5	5	5	*	5	5	5	5
Libya	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mauritius	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	5	—	*
Morocco	*	*	*	*	*	—	*	5	—	*
Nigeria	5	5	—	*	*	*	*	*	*	—
Sierra Leone	*	*	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—
Somalia	—	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Africa	—	—	—	*	*	—	*	*	*	5
Sudan	—	—	—	—	—	—	*	*	*	—
Tanzania	20	15	10	5	10	5	5	5	*	5
Tunisia	5	5	*	*	—	*	5	*	—	—
Uganda	5	—	*	*	*	—	*	5	*	5
Zambia	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—	*	—
Zimbabwe	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	*
Other Africa	15	10	10	25	25	15	15	10	10	20
Total Africa	75	60	45	55	55	35	35	45	30	45
Asia
Bangladesh	*	*	—	5	—	*	—	—	*	5
India	*	—	*	*	5	10	10	15	20	*
Pakistan	*	*	*	*	—	*	—	—	—	*
Iran	—	*	—	—	—	—	*	—	—	—
Iraq	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	*
Israel	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—
Jordan	—	5	5	—	—	—	—	*	—	—
Lebanon	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	5	*	*
Syria	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	*
Yemen	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other Middle East	*	*	*	—	—	*	—	—	—	*
China	5	—	—	10	30	30	70	45	*	—
Hong Kong	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—
Indonesia	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—	—	—
Japan	*	5	*	—	*	—	—	5	*	—
Malaysia	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	—	*
Philippines	—	—	—	—	*	—	*	*	5	—
South Korea	—	—	—	—	*	—	5	—	*	5
Sri Lanka	5	*	*	*	*	*	5	*	—	*
Thailand	—	—	*	—	—	*	—	—	—	—
Other Asia	*	5	*	25	110	30	80	70	45	35
Total Asia	15	20	10	45	145	70	175	140	75	55
Oceania
Australia	5	—	5	5	5	*	15	10	20	10
New Zealand	—	*	5	*	*	*	—	10	5	*
Total Oceania	5	*	5	10	5	5	15	20	25	10
Nationality unknown	10	30	40	35	30	30	55	65	60	10
All nationalities	5,545	9,275	9,450	9,760	10,105	8,390	16,910	20,715	15,040	12,985
(1) Those subject to immigration controls, and relates to passenger journeys—so that a person entering the UK more than once in a given year is counted on each occasion if given fresh leave. (2) Provisional and subject to change. (3) Data for 2001 may understate the actual arrivals due to data quality issues in recording the entry of persons under the scheme. (4) From 1 June 2002, EEA states conferred on nationals of Switzerland the same rights as those enjoyed by EEA nationals. (5) Includes the A10 accession states before 1 May 2004, but excludes them from this date. (6) Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) replaced Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) from 5 February 2003. SAM comprises the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Montenegro and the Province of Kosovo (administered by the UN on an interim basis since 1999). Note: Figures rounded to the nearest five with “*” = less than three and “—” = nil, as such figures may not sum to the totals shown.

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