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891379

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
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.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	138006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 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 answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/04/2018 16:51:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

824672

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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, 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.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	123473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 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> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/01/2018 17:28:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

796693

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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 offenders in the prison estate come from each of the three most represented overseas countries.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	116291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 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> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 04/12/2017 13:37:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

777893

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
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.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	109565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 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> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/10/2017 17:02:59 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

768846

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trespass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make trespass a criminal offence.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	107085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 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> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 13/11/2017 16:45:24 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

757788

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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 nationals are in prison in the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to send those nationals back to their countries of origin.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	8985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 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> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2017 16:08:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

650354

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
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 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.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	55982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 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 answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/02/2017 14:17:49 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

650355

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
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 foreign national offenders have been returned to prison in their own country under each of the voluntary prisoner transfer agreements the UK has with other countries.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	55983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) removed from the United Kingdom. Since 2010, over 33,000 FNOs have been removed; with 5,810 removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community in 2015/16.</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. In addition, prisoners may be transferred to a prison in their own country under prisoner transfer arrangements. The table below gives the number of prisoners transferred under voluntary prisoner transfer arrangements and the country to which transfer took place from December 2011 to 31 December 2016. The UK has voluntary transfer arrangements with other countries to which no prisoners have been transferred during this period.</p><p> </p><p>Voluntary transfers from England and Wales</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No Transferred</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolivia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chile</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helena</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/02/2017 14:17:46 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

650356

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
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 foreign national offenders have been returned to prison in each EU member state under the EU Compulsory Prisoner Transfer Directive.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	55984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) removed from the United Kingdom. Since 2010, over 33,000 FNOs 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 (ERS) is the principal method for removing foreign national offenders early from prison. In 2015/16, 2071 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 Directive (Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA). All eligible prisoners are identified for transfer and referred to the Home Office for deportation action. Once a deportation order is obtained, a decision is made whether to remove the prisoner under ERS or to seek transfer of the prisoner.</p><p> </p><p>The EU PTA came into force in December 2011, with Member States implementing the Agreement at various dates from then onwards, and 2 Member States have yet to do so. The table below shows the numbers of prisoners who have been transferred from England and Wales to prisons in other Member States of the European Union under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision as at 31 December 2016. To date no transfers have yet taken place under the EU Prisoner Transfer Agreement to Member States not shown in the table. However, some transfers will have taken place to some of these countries under other transfer arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Transfers from England and Wales to other Member States of the European Union under Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA</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>Belgium</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/02/2017 14:13:18 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

648846

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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, with which countries the UK has compulsory prison transfer agreements; and how many foreign national offenders have been returned to prison in their own country under those agreements.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	55577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) removed from our prisons. Prisoners should serve their sentences in their home countries wherever possible, reducing the burden on the taxpayer. To this end the United Kingdom is a party to over 100 multi-national and bilateral agreements which provide for the transfer of a prisoner either on a voluntary or compulsory basis. Prisoner transfers are one of three mechanisms available for the early removal of FNOs; the others being the Early Removal Scheme (ERS) and the Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS).</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16, 2,071 FNOs were removed via ERS, 52 via TERS, and 62 via PTAs. The EU PTA came into force in December 2011; Member States implemented the agreement at various dates between 2011 and 2015 (2 Member States have not yet implemented the Agreement). To date we have transferred 154 EU national prisoners to their home countries under this Agreement. Compulsory PTAs are also in place with Albania, Georgia, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Nigeria, Norway, Russia, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Somaliland, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine. A total of 18 FNOs have been returned under these arrangements. A further 103 prisoners have been transferred on a voluntary basis to a range of countries across the world over this same period since December 2011.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/02/2017 14:21:48 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone