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Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 7 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 January 2008. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 14 January 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Offenders: Deportation

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the average cost of returning a non-UK prisoner to serve his or her sentence in their home country.
Answer

I have been asked to reply.Under existing international prisoner transfer agreements to which the UK is a party, the cost of repatriating a prisoner and his continued detention following transfer is a matter for the state to which the prisoner is transferred.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
470 c1057W; 177454
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Prisoners Repatriation
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk