Written question asked by Lord Garnier (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 October 2007. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Prisoners: Deportation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2007, Official Report, column 1248W, to the hon. Member for Ashford (Damian Green), on offenders: deportation, what steps she has taken to ascertain the nationality, residential status and right to remain in the United Kingdom of the 879 prisoners held in England and Wales whose nationality is classified as unknown.