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681233

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoner transfer agreements were negotiated in 2015 and 2016; and with which countries those agreements were made.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	62164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>In 2015 and 2016 prisoner transfer arrangements were negotiated with Iraq, Ghana, and Taiwan. The Agreements with Iraq and with Ghana are subject to ratification and are not yet in force.</p><p> </p><p>The absence of a prisoner transfer agreement does not prevent the removal of an individual. Those who have no right to remain here will be deported and removed from the UK. Where possible, the UK will seek to remove Foreign National Offenders held in custody through the Early Removal Scheme or seek their deportation at the completion of the prison sentence.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreement or the Early Removal Scheme. Last year we removed the highest number of offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/02/2017 14:08:41 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

681351

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
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 offenders from Iraq have been transferred to prisons in Iraq from the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	62289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and Iraq signed a prisoner transfer agreement on 8 October 2015. It is not yet in force. The Agreement will enter into force once the Iraqi Government has completed its ratification procedures and has notified the British Government of this in accordance with the requirements of the Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>As the Agreement is not yet in force no prisoners have been transferred from the UK to prisons in Iraq. Where possible, the UK will seek to remove Foreign National Offenders held in custody through the Early Removal Scheme or seek their deportation at the completion of their prison sentences.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 62021 question first answered 03/02/2017 14:13:02 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

681352

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Literacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of literacy levels of prisoners in England and Wales in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	62301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The data requested is only available from August 2014 and shows for both the 2014/15 and 2015/16 Academic Years that fewer than half the people entering prisons have basic standards of English and around a third have identified learning difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons should be places of safety and reform, and it is vital we use the time in prison productively. Having basic English and Maths skills helps people get jobs on release and helps them lead law abiding lives, and I am determined to make sure that we achieve better outcomes for all prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>We will test offenders’ English and Maths skills on entry and as they leave prison and hold governors to account for these outcomes. We will use the results from the testing regime to create personalised learning objectives as part of the sentence plan. To support that, we will introduce a core common curriculum and empower Governors to put in place a framework of incentives to encourage participation by those prisoners with poor literacy skills.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 03/02/2017 12:58:23 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

681353

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
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 offenders from Jamaica have been transferred to prisons in Jamaica from the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	62290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom does not have prisoner transfer arrangements with these countries.</p><p>The absence of a prisoner transfer agreement does not prevent the removal of an individual from the UK, and for those Foreign National Offenders who have no right to remain here we will look to deport and remove through other mechanisms. Where possible the UK will seek to remove Foreign National Offenders held in custody through the Early Removal Scheme or seek their deportation at the completion of their prison sentence.</p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders who are removed from our prisoners, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 Foreign National Offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 61912 61919 61944 61947 62020 62022 62025 62026 62027 62033 question first answered 03/02/2017 14:08:44 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

679766

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
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 offenders from Iran have been transferred to prisons in Iran from the UK in each year of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	62033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom does not have prisoner transfer arrangements with these countries.</p><p>The absence of a prisoner transfer agreement does not prevent the removal of an individual from the UK, and for those Foreign National Offenders who have no right to remain here we will look to deport and remove through other mechanisms. Where possible the UK will seek to remove Foreign National Offenders held in custody through the Early Removal Scheme or seek their deportation at the completion of their prison sentence.</p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders who are removed from our prisoners, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 Foreign National Offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 61912 61919 61944 61947 62020 62022 62025 62026 62027 62290 question first answered 03/02/2017 14:08:44 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

679767

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
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 offenders from India have been transferred to prisons in India from the UK in each year of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	62028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and India signed a voluntary prisoner transfer agreement in 2005. 7 prisoner have volunteered to transfer to India in the last 5 years. Of these 1 transferred in 2013, 4 in 2015, and 2 in 2016. A small number of other prisoners have had their transfers approved and await transfer to a prison in India. Information on the prison population can be found at www.gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of Foreign National Offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.</p><p> </p><p>The transfer of prisoners from Scotland and from Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the relevant devolved authority.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 62017 question first answered 03/02/2017 14:02:07 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

679768

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what agreements the Government has with the Government of Albania relating to the transfer of prisoners; and what effect those agreements have had on the number of prisoners exchanged with that country.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	62015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and Albania signed a prisoner transfer agreement in 2013. Since it entered into force 17 prisoners have been transferred to prisons in Albania from England and Wales. 2 prisoners were transferred in 2014, 5 in 2015, and 10 in 2016. Information on the prison population can be found on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of Foreign National Offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.</p><p> </p><p>The transfer of prisoners from Scotland and from Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the relevant devolved authority.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 62031 question first answered 03/02/2017 13:59:23 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

679769

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what agreements the Government has with the Government of Turkey relating to the transfer of prisoners; and what effect those agreements have had on the number of prisoners exchanged with that country.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	62016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and Turkey are signatories to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. The agreement provides for the transfer of prisoners on a voluntary basis.</p><p> </p><p>In the last 5 years, 4 prisoners were transferred to Turkey from England and Wales. Two transfers took place in 2012, and a further two prisoners were transferred in 2016. Information on the prison population can be found at www.gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2016, Turkey ratified the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. This provides for the transfer of an individual without his/her consent where that person is subject to a deportation order. Prisoners potentially eligible for transfer are being identified and referred to the Home Office for deportation action.</p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16, we removed the highest number of Foreign National Offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.</p><p> </p><p>The transfer of prisoners from Scotland and from Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the relevant devolved authority.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 62032 question first answered 03/02/2017 13:59:31 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

679770

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what agreements the Government has with the Government of India relating to the transfer of prisoners; and what effect those agreements have had on the number of prisoners exchanged with that country.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	62017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and India signed a voluntary prisoner transfer agreement in 2005. 7 prisoner have volunteered to transfer to India in the last 5 years. Of these 1 transferred in 2013, 4 in 2015, and 2 in 2016. A small number of other prisoners have had their transfers approved and await transfer to a prison in India. Information on the prison population can be found at www.gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of Foreign National Offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.</p><p> </p><p>The transfer of prisoners from Scotland and from Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the relevant devolved authority.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 62028 question first answered 03/02/2017 14:02:07 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

679771

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Pakistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what agreements the Government has with the Government of Pakistan relating to the transfer of prisoners; and what effect those agreements have had on the number of prisoners exchanged with that country.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	62018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and Pakistan signed a bilateral voluntary prisoner transfer agreement on 24 August 2007. It entered into force 19 August 2008. Four prisoners were transferred to from England and Wales to Pakistan on a voluntary basis in 2010. Transfers to Pakistan have been suspended by the Pakistani Government<ins class="ministerial">.</ins> <del class="ministerial">following the unlawful release there of prisoners transferred from the United Kingdom and other countries.</del> No further transfers have taken place since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of Foreign National Offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.</p><p> </p><p>The transfer of prisoners from Scotland and from Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the relevant devolved authority.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/02/2017 13:50:51 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2017 10:32:14 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee previous answer version 34022 answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz