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49168

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many foreign-registered vehicles were reported by the public to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for being untaxed in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	197217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The number of reports received specifically from the public is not captured.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency records information notified about foreign registered vehicles, including those that are unlicensed, from offence reports provided by the police, other enforcement agencies and sightings from members of the public. Between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2014, 20,349 notifications were received.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

49042

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cellular devices have been confiscated from prisons in each of the last five years by establishment.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	197143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Since April 2010, prisons have been asked to send all unauthorised phones and SIM cards found to a central unit for interrogation, or to notify the unit if an unauthorised phone or SIM card has been found but not sent for analysis. Data prior to April 2010 is not held centrally and data for 2013 and 2014 is being verified and is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number seizures of mobile phones and/or SIM cards reported by each prison between April 2010 and December 2012. One seizure may constitute a handset containing one SIM card or media card, a handset only, or a SIM card only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>ESTABLISHMENT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>ACKLINGTON</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>ALBANY</p></td><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ALTCOURSE (C)</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>609</p></td><td><p>534</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHFIELD(C)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHWELL</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>ASKHAM GRANGE</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AYLESBURY</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BEDFORD</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BELMARSH</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIRMINGHAM</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>537</p></td><td><p>302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BLANTYRE HOUSE</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BLUNDESTON</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRINSFORD</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRISTOL</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRIXTON</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRONZEFIELD(C)</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BUCKLEY HALL</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BULLINGDON</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BULLWOOD HALL</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURE</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>CAMP HILL</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CANTERBURY</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARDIFF</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CASTINGTON</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>CHANNINGS WOOD</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHELMSFORD</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COLDINGLEY</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COOKHAM WOOD</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DARTMOOR</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEERBOLT</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DONCASTER(C)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DORCHESTER</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOVEGATE (C)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOVER</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOWNVIEW</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DRAKE HALL</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DURHAM</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST SUTTON PARK</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EASTWOOD PARK</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EDMUNDS HILL</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>ELMLEY</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ERLESTOKE</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EVERTHORPE</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EXETER</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FEATHERSTONE</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FELTHAM</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FORD</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FOREST BANK (C)</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FOSTON HALL</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FRANKLAND</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FULL SUTTON</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GARTH</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GARTREE</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLEN PARVA</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLOUCESTER</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRENDON</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GUYS MARSH</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HASLAR</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HATFIELD</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HAVERIGG</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEWELL</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HIGHDOWN</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HIGHPOINT</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HOLLESLEY BAY</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HOLLOWAY</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HOLME HOUSE</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HULL</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HUNTERCOMBE</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ISIS</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KENNET</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KINGSTON</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>KIRKHAM</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KIRKLEVINGTON GRANGE</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LANCASTER CASTLE</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>LANCASTER FARMS</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LATCHMERE HOUSE</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>LEEDS</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEICESTER</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEWES</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEYHILL</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LINCOLN</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LINDHOLME</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LITTLEHEY</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LIVERPOOL</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LONG LARTIN</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LOW NEWTON</p></td><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>LOWDHAM GRANGE (C)</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAIDSTONE</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MANCHESTER</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOORLAND</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOORLAND OPEN</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>MORTON HALL</p></td><td> </td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOUNT</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NEW HALL</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH SEA CAMP</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTHALLERTON</p></td><td> </td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTHUMBERLAND</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORWICH</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NOTTINGHAM</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OAKWOOD</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ONLEY</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PARC(C)</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PARKHURST</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PENTONVILLE</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PETERBOROUGH(C)</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PORTLAND</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRESCOED</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRESTON</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RANBY</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>READING</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RISLEY</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROCHESTER</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RYE HILL(C)</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEND</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHEPTON MALLET</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHREWSBURY</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>SPRING HILL</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STAFFORD</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STANDFORD HILL</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STOCKEN</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STOKE HEATH</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STYAL</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SUDBURY</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SWALESIDE</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SWANSEA</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SWINFEN HALL</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THAMESIDE</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THORN CROSS</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>USK</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VERNE</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WAKEFIELD</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WANDSWORTH</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WARREN HILL</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WAYLAND</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEALSTUN</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WELLINGBOROUGH</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WERRINGTON HOUSE</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WETHERBY</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHATTON</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>WHITEMOOR</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINCHESTER</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOLDS(C)</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOODHILL</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WORMWOOD SCRUBS</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WYMOTT</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>6756</p></td><td><p>7789</p></td><td><p>7301</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>All figures provided have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

49043

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with mobile telephone operators on operators terminating accounts shown to be illegally active within the HM prison estate.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	197145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>On 5 March 2014, together with my hon Friend the member for Staffordshire Moorlands, I met with representatives from the major mobile phone network operators as part of a new government-industry working group to discuss ways to tackle illicit mobile phone use in prisons. Since that meeting, the National Offender Management Service is continuing to work with the networks to further explore options for disabling mobile phones proven to be operating in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

49040

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to roll out mobile telephone blocking technology across HM prisons estate.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	197144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service is committed to addressing the risks that mobile phones present in prisons. Part of its response is to deploy technology in prisons that prevents mobile phones from working.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012 the government enacted the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012. The Act places the use of mobile phone signal interference technology in prisons on a clear legal footing, enabling maximum use of such technology and to enable private prisons to use it.</p><p> </p><p>A number of prisons are equipped with ‘fixed' (as opposed to ‘portable') signal interference technology. Since 21 October 2013 around 300 short-range portable blockers have been deployed to 88 public sector prisons.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

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	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the level of illegal use of cellular devices in UK prisons; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	197142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) takes the issue of mobile phones in prisons very seriously and is committed to addressing the risks they present to both the security of prisons and the safety of the public.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS has implemented a multi-layer approach: to minimise the number of mobile phones entering prisons, to find phones that do get in and to disrupt mobile phones that cannot be found. A range of technology has been rolled out to prisons to strengthen searching and security, including portable mobile phone signal detectors, Body Orifice Security Scanners (BOSS chairs), high sensitivity metal detecting wands and short range portable mobile phone blockers.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012 prisons reported 7,301 seizures* of mobile phones and/or SIM cards. All figures provided have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</p><p> </p><p>*One seizure may constitute a handset containing one SIM card or media card, a handset only, or a SIM card only.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy