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1694961

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help prevent drones being used to bring drugs and other illicit goods into prisons.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	17931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the illegal use of drones to deliver contraband into prisons. We conduct vulnerability assessments across the estate to understand the risk and develop and implement plans to manage and mitigate the threat, including physical countermeasures.</p><p>The Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 established powers for prisons to authorise the use of counter-drone technology. This Act also enables the police to stop and search those suspected of committing drone-related crimes.</p><p>In January this year, we strengthened the legislative framework by introducing Restricted Fly Zones around prisons to disrupt illegal drone use. This strengthens our ability to intercept illicit items being smuggled via drones, and enables the police to fine or prosecute those seeking to undermine prison security.</p><p>Recent joint operations with the police and HMPPS have resulted in a number of drone related arrests and disruptions to the activity of serious and organised crime networks. Since June 2016 we have secured over 70 convictions, and those convicted have been sentenced to more than a total of 240 years in prison.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/03/2024 11:19:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1691758

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police National Computer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information on offenders his Department is able to access from the police national computer; and if he will list the fields of information that are available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	15738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has access to an extract of the police national computer (PNC). This extract primarily focuses on fields of information relating to individuals cautioned and/or convicted, their court cases, offences and disposals. The extract is classified as secret and making public a detailed list of fields would leave the Ministry of Justice exposed to security risk. Requests relating to the extract are assessed on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/03/2024 14:18:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1690163

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners classified as foreign nationals have served a previous prison sentence.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	14768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. This is because it would require data linking between prison data and the Ministry of Justice extract of the police national computer.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/02/2024 14:43:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1688531

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2024 to Question 5054 on Prison Sentences: Foreign Nationals, what the evidential basis is for the calculation of the number of previous convictions of non-UK nationals in prison incurring a disproportionate cost.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	13813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>A cost calculation was completed which reflects that there are over 350 nationality codes within the Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer, and an individual can have multiple nationalities. Establishing which individuals are known not to be UK nationals from this data and identifying their criminal histories would have required bespoke investigation, coding and linkage to wider data.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/02/2024 14:12:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1678487

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Convictions: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals were convicted of an offence in the most recent year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	7396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 7397 question first answered 08/01/2024 14:16:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1678488

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals were sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence in the most recent year for which data is available; and how many and what proportion of these foreign nationals had previously been convicted of an offence.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	7397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 7396 question first answered 08/01/2024 14:16:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1676644

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders living in the community were convicted of each (a) offence group and (b) specific offence.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	6036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/05/2024 11:33:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1675095

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders were imprisoned (a) in total and (b) by offence type in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	5051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>The total number of foreign national offenders who are imprisoned is published in Table A1.11 here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173712/Population_30June2023_Annual.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173712/Population_30June2023_Annual.ods</a>.</p><p>Data for the second element can be found in the attached file.</p><p>The removal of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is a Government priority with all FNOs sentenced to custody being referred to the Home Office for consideration of deportation. Both departments are working closely to maximise removals from prison including:</p><ul><li>Expanding the Early Removal Scheme to 18 months so we get them out of the country early and no longer cost taxpayers a small fortune;</li><li>Deploying more Home Office caseworkers to speed up and increase removals from this country, and look at measures to remove foreign nationals accused of less serious crimes more quickly;</li><li>Continuing to sign strike new prisoner transfer deals like the one agreed with Albania.</li></ul><p>The Govt has made good progress from removing from prison and the community and published figures show that overall FNO returns have increased in the latest 12-month period (ending September 2023) by 19% when compared to previous 12-month period (3,577 compared to 3,011).   We removed 16,676 foreign national offenders since January 2019 to September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/12/2023 09:41:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-12-07 PQ 5051-Final.xlsx title Table_5051
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1675097

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police Cautions and Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) UK nationals and (b) non-UK nationals have received a (i) caution and (ii) sentence for a criminal offence in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	5053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/05/2024 11:21:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1675102

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people who were not UK nationals and were sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence had (a) zero, (b) one, (c) two, (d) three, (e) four, (f) five, (g) six, (h) seven, (i) eight, (j) nine and (k) 10 or more previous convictions in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	5054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested in PQs 5054 and 5055 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The most recent prison population data published in the department’s Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) is as at 30 September 2023. Any request for data ahead of this is exempt from disclosure, as it will form the basis for ‘future publication’. Therefore, we are not able to provide a substantive response to your request at this time.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 5055 5073 question first answered 15/12/2023 09:42:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien