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Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners' Transfers: EU Countries more like this
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legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for each EU Member State, how many prisoners have been transferred (a) to and (b) from the UK under the EU Prisoner Transfer Directive. more like this
tabling member constituency Kettering more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Philip Hollobone remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-02-18more like thismore than 2019-02-18
answer text <p>Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to punish and deport them. More than 45,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, and in the last financial year almost 6,000 were removed from prisons, immigration removal centres, and the community.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Removal Scheme is the principal method for removing foreign national offenders early from prison. In 2017/18, over 2,000 foreign national offenders were removed under this scheme. Prisoners may also be transferred to a prison in their own country under Prisoner Transfer Agreements. The principal compulsory prisoner transfer scheme is the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision (2008/909/JHA). In addition, compulsory transfer may take place under the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, and a small number of bilateral prisoner transfer agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Our departure from the European Union will have implications on prisoner transfers to the EU. If we leave the EU without a ‘deal’, we will lose access to the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision. This will mean falling back on the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and its Additional Protocol, which we believe to be a less effective mechanism than the EU agreement. Therefore, under a ‘no deal’ scenario we should be prepared to see a decline in the number of transfers to and from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The tables below provide information for England and Wales, taken from Management Information. In relation to British national prisoners transferred into England and Wales, Management Information does not distinguish between prisoners transferred under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision and the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. Transfer may therefore have taken place on either a voluntary or compulsory basis. Please note that transfers have not taken place to several countries listed in the tables below as the UK either does not hold nationals from those countries in our prisons, or because there are concerns that prisons might be in breach of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The transfer of prisoners into and out of Scotland and Northern Ireland is a devolved matter.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 1: Transfer under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision (EU PTFD)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date country ratified the EU PTFD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of foreign national prisoners transferred from England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of British national prisoners transferred into England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>01/01/2012</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>18/06/2012</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Not ratified</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>01/07/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>23/05/2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>01/01/2014</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>01/01/2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>05/08/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>25/07/2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>15/11/2014</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>01/01/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Ireland (Republic)</p></td><td><p>Not ratified</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>01/07/2012</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>01/04/2015</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>03/02/2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>01/11/2012</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>01/01/2012</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>17/12/2015</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>26/12/2013</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>01/02/2012</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>20/09/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>11/12/2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>01/04/2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 2: Transfer Under the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons</strong> <em>This table does not include EU Member States which have ratified the Additional Protocol as transfers take place under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision.</em> <em>Please note: the date of entry into force has been taken as the date the UK ratified the Additional Protocol or the date of ratification by the named country, whichever is the later date.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date the Additional Protocol entered into force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of foreign national prisoners transferred from England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of British national prisoners transferred into England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Lichtenstein</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>FRY Macedonia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>San Marino</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>01/10/2014</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>01/09/2016</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 3: Bilateral Prisoner Transfer Agreements</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date the Bilateral Prisoner Transfer Agreement came into force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of foreign national prisoners transferred from England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of British national prisoners transferred into England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>11/06/2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>06/07/2017</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>29/04/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>29/09/2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>23/11/2010</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Somaliland</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
grouped question UIN 220146 more like this
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less than 2019-02-18T17:34:53.767Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-18T17:34:53.767Z
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1060056
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-02-12more like thismore than 2019-02-12
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: Repatriation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the compulsory prisoner transfer agreements with each non-UK country came into force; how many prisoners were transferred (a) from and (b) to the UK (i) under each of those agreements and (ii) in the last arrival period under each of those agreements. more like this
tabling member constituency Kettering more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Philip Hollobone remove filter
uin 220146 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-02-18more like thismore than 2019-02-18
answer text <p>Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to punish and deport them. More than 45,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, and in the last financial year almost 6,000 were removed from prisons, immigration removal centres, and the community.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Removal Scheme is the principal method for removing foreign national offenders early from prison. In 2017/18, over 2,000 foreign national offenders were removed under this scheme. Prisoners may also be transferred to a prison in their own country under Prisoner Transfer Agreements. The principal compulsory prisoner transfer scheme is the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision (2008/909/JHA). In addition, compulsory transfer may take place under the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, and a small number of bilateral prisoner transfer agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Our departure from the European Union will have implications on prisoner transfers to the EU. If we leave the EU without a ‘deal’, we will lose access to the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision. This will mean falling back on the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and its Additional Protocol, which we believe to be a less effective mechanism than the EU agreement. Therefore, under a ‘no deal’ scenario we should be prepared to see a decline in the number of transfers to and from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The tables below provide information for England and Wales, taken from Management Information. In relation to British national prisoners transferred into England and Wales, Management Information does not distinguish between prisoners transferred under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision and the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. Transfer may therefore have taken place on either a voluntary or compulsory basis. Please note that transfers have not taken place to several countries listed in the tables below as the UK either does not hold nationals from those countries in our prisons, or because there are concerns that prisons might be in breach of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The transfer of prisoners into and out of Scotland and Northern Ireland is a devolved matter.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 1: Transfer under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision (EU PTFD)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date country ratified the EU PTFD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of foreign national prisoners transferred from England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of British national prisoners transferred into England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>01/01/2012</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>18/06/2012</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Not ratified</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>01/07/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>23/05/2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>01/01/2014</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>01/01/2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>05/08/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>25/07/2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>15/11/2014</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>01/01/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Ireland (Republic)</p></td><td><p>Not ratified</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>01/07/2012</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>01/04/2015</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>03/02/2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>01/11/2012</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>01/01/2012</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>17/12/2015</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>26/12/2013</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>01/02/2012</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>20/09/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>11/12/2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>01/04/2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 2: Transfer Under the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons</strong> <em>This table does not include EU Member States which have ratified the Additional Protocol as transfers take place under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision.</em> <em>Please note: the date of entry into force has been taken as the date the UK ratified the Additional Protocol or the date of ratification by the named country, whichever is the later date.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date the Additional Protocol entered into force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of foreign national prisoners transferred from England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of British national prisoners transferred into England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Lichtenstein</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>FRY Macedonia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>San Marino</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>01/10/2014</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>01/09/2016</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 3: Bilateral Prisoner Transfer Agreements</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date the Bilateral Prisoner Transfer Agreement came into force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of foreign national prisoners transferred from England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of British national prisoners transferred into England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>11/06/2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>06/07/2017</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>29/04/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>29/09/2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>23/11/2010</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Somaliland</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
grouped question UIN 220145 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-02-18T17:34:53.893Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-18T17:34:53.893Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
1537
label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone more like this
1006064
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-13more like thismore than 2018-11-13
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: Repatriation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of imprisoned foreign national offenders have been transferred from the UK to a prison in the country of which they are a national under the EU prisoner Transfer Framework Decision since December 2011. more like this
tabling member constituency Kettering more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Philip Hollobone remove filter
uin 190835 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-19more like thismore than 2018-11-19
answer text <p>Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to punish and deport them. More than 44,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, and in the last financial year almost 6,000 were removed from prisons, immigration removal centres, and the community.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Removal Scheme is the principal method for removing foreign national offenders early from prison. In 2017/18, over 2000 foreign national offenders were removed under this scheme. In addition, prisoners may be transferred to a prison in their own country. The principal compulsory prisoner transfer scheme is the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision (Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA). The table below gives the proportion of EU nationals held in prisons and the HMPPS run IRC. The table includes those EU nationals held on remand, those serving short sentences, and those held under immigration powers who are not eligible for transfer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of prisoners transferred under the EU PTFD</p></td><td><p>EU FNO population (inc. IRCs) as at 30 June each year</p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage transferred (Transfers divided by Population)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3,688</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3,818</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>3,999</p></td><td><p><strong>0.4%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>4,252</p></td><td><p><strong>0.4%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>4,126</p></td><td><p><strong>0.9%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>4,205</p></td><td><p><strong>1.9%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>4,024</p></td><td><p><strong>2.4%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>85 (to 31 Oct)</p></td><td><p>3,905</p></td><td><p><strong>2.2%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The EU PTFD came into force in December 2011. At that time only four Member States, in addition to the UK, had implemented the Framework Decision. Other Member States implemented the Framework Decision at various dates from 2012 onwards. Two Member States have yet to implement the agreement. The number of prisoners transferred has risen steadily since 2013 as Member States put in place new legislation and procedures necessary to implement the Framework Decision. Prior to a Member State’s implementation of the Framework Decision transfers took place under the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. These transfers are not included in the table.</p><p> </p><p>The number of foreign national offenders held in Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for their respective governments.</p>
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-19T17:46:38.547Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-19T17:46:38.547Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
1537
label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone more like this
891379
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-04-25more like thismore than 2018-04-25
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Appeals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for a benefit appeal tribunal hearing for benefit claimants from Kettering constituency in the last twelve months for which data are available; what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times in areas which are beyond the national average for such times; and what the reasons are for the length of wait for claimants in Kettering constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Kettering more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Philip Hollobone remove filter
uin 138006 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-04-30more like thismore than 2018-04-30
answer text <p>The average waiting time<sup>1,2</sup> for Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) appeals in the Kettering<sup>3</sup> constituency between January 2016 and December 2017 (the latest period for which figures are available) is 33<sup>4</sup> weeks.</p><p> </p><p>In order to respond to a general increase in appeal receipts, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service has been working with the Tribunal’s judiciary both to appoint additional judges and panel members and take forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the Tribunal, including reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of cases being listed on a Tribunal session, and introducing case management “triage” sessions, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination. All these measures will increase the capacity of the Tribunal with the aim of reducing waiting times for appellants in all areas, not just those which are beyond the current national average.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically, in the Kettering constituency area we have introduced a new venue with increased capacity to reduce waiting times. Additionally, appellants are also offered Northampton as an alternative venue which is able to offer shorter hearing dates.</p><p> </p><ol><li>Waiting time is interpreted as average Clearance Time – time taken for appeal receipt to outcome.</li><li>Includes only appeals cleared at tribunal hearing and excludes those cleared without the need of a tribunal hearing.</li><li>SSCS data are recorded by the office that dealt with the case, and if the case went to oral hearing, the location of the Tribunal hearing, normally the hearing venue nearest to the appellants home address. We cannot retrieve data based on constituencies, but can produce reports detailing the numbers of cases that were dealt with at one of our Regional centres or heard at a specific venue. For the Kettering constituency this is the Wellingborough venue. Data include all cases attributed to that venue. Prior to the Wellingborough venue being used cases were heard in Kettering. In 15_16 only two cases were head in Wellingborough and as such the data maybe skewed.</li><li>HMCTS data April to December 17 is provisional.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-04-30T16:51:36.807Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-30T16:51:36.807Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
1537
label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone more like this
824672
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-17more like thismore than 2018-01-17
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: Pakistan more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to reduce the number of Pakistani nationals in UK prisons by returning them to their country of origin. more like this
tabling member constituency Kettering more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Philip Hollobone remove filter
uin 123473 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-22more like thismore than 2018-01-22
answer text <p>Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. More than 40,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, and in the last financial year a record number of over 6,300 were removed.</p><p> </p><p>An agreement allowing Pakistani nationals to be removed from the UK during their prison sentence so that they continue to serve their sentence in Pakistan is in place, but is currently suspended due to the corrupt release of prisoners transferred to Pakistan in 2010. Work is underway with the Government of Pakistan to resolve the issues this has presented and restart transfers with appropriate safeguards in place. In the meantime, Pakistani nationals continue to be deported from the UK following completion of their prison sentences.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-22T17:28:10.167Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-22T17:28:10.167Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
1537
label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone more like this
796693
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-29more like thismore than 2017-11-29
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: Foreign Nationals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in the prison estate come from each of the three most represented overseas countries. more like this
tabling member constituency Kettering more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Philip Hollobone remove filter
uin 116291 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-12-04more like thismore than 2017-12-04
answer text <p>Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. More than 40,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, and last year a record number of over 6,300 were removed. Information is publicly available on the number of foreign prisoners, broken down by nationality, held by HM Prison and Probation Service in England and Wales, and this can be found on Gov.UK using the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2017</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-12-04T13:37:54.487Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-04T13:37:54.487Z
answering member
3980
label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
tabling member
1537
label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone more like this
777893
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-25more like thismore than 2017-10-25
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: EU Nationals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many EU nationals (a) are in UK prisons and (b) have been transferred to prison in their own countries under the EU Prisoner Transfer Directive. more like this
tabling member constituency Kettering more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Philip Hollobone remove filter
uin 109565 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-30more like thismore than 2017-10-30
answer text <p>The Government is committed to removing Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) from the United Kingdom, with a record number of over 6,300 removed from prisons, immigration removal centres (IRCs) and the community in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>As at 30 September 2017, 4,125 nationals from other EU countries were held in prisons (including HMPPS, run immigration removal centres) in England and Wales. 2,943 of these were serving sentence of imprisonment. A total of 217 EU nationals have been transferred to prisons in their own country under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision since it entered into force in December 2011. In 2016/17 we removed 110 prisoners under all transfer arrangements to countries around the world, and this financial year have transferred a further 56 prisoners worldwide. We are continuing to work with governments across the world to drive up these transfer figures further.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-30T17:02:59.25Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-30T17:02:59.25Z
answering member
3980
label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
tabling member
1537
label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone more like this
768846
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-11more like thismore than 2017-10-11
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Trespass more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make trespass a criminal offence. more like this
tabling member constituency Kettering more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Philip Hollobone remove filter
uin 107085 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
answer text <p>Aggravated trespass is already a criminal offence under section 68 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. It occurs when a person trespasses on land and intimidates the landowner or others who are lawfully on the land, deterring them from carrying out or engaging in any lawful activity, or does anything to obstruct or disrupt that activity. A person guilty of this offence is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, a fine or both.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Esher and Walton more like this
answering member printed Dominic Raab more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-13T16:45:24.497Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-13T16:45:24.497Z
answering member
4007
label Biography information for Dominic Raab more like this
tabling member
1537
label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone more like this
757788
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-09-05more like thismore than 2017-09-05
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: Foreign Nationals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals are in prison in the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to send those nationals back to their countries of origin. more like this
tabling member constituency Kettering more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Philip Hollobone remove filter
uin 8985 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-09-11more like thismore than 2017-09-11
answer text <p>As of 30 June 2017, there were 6,792 foreign national offenders serving a custodial sentence in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is absolutely committed to removing Foreign National Offenders, and during the financial year 2016 / 2017, 6,343 FNO’s were removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community. The barriers to returning FNOs to their countries of nationality are varied and complex which is why the action we take must be tailored to each specific country. I am working closely with ministerial colleagues in DFID, FCO, and Home Office, to ensure that all options are being pursued and that our early removal mechanisms are working as effectively as possible.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-11T16:08:46.193Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-11T16:08:46.193Z
answering member
3980
label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
tabling member
1537
label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone more like this
650354
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-12-02more like thismore than 2016-12-02
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: Repatriation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders have been returned to prison in their own country under each of the compulsory prisoner transfer agreements the UK has with (a) Jamaica, (b) Libya, (c) Rwanda, (d) Albania, (e) Nigeria and (f) any other country. more like this
tabling member constituency Kettering more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Philip Hollobone remove filter
uin 55982 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-02-03more like thismore than 2017-02-03
answer text <p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders removed from the United Kingdom. Since 2010, over 33,000 foreign national offenders have been removed; with 5,810 removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Early Removal Scheme is the principal method for removing foreign national offenders early from prison. In 2015/16, 2071 foreign national offenders were removed under this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The compulsory transfer of prisoners outside the European Union is less straightforward and may be affected by issues such as prison conditions or the prevailing security situation in a country. Turkey has only recently implemented a compulsory transfer arrangements. Eligible Turkish nationals are currently being identified for transfer.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of prisoners transferred to prisons in their own countries under compulsory prisoner transfer arrangements (other than the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision). The United Kingdom does not have a prisoner transfer agreement with Jamaica.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Transfer of prisoners from England and Wales to countries under compulsory prisoner transfer agreements (not including Member States of the European Union).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No Transferred</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>San Marino</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somaliland</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey*</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Entered into force September 2016</p>
answering member constituency Bracknell more like this
answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-02-03T14:17:49.063Zmore like thismore than 2017-02-03T14:17:49.063Z
answering member
3921
label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee more like this
tabling member
1537
label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone more like this