The Secretary of State will recollect the prisoner deportation shambles of 2006, when huge numbers of foreign prisoners were allowed to stay in the country on release simply because of administrative incompetence. Will he assure me that foreign prisoners who should be considered for deportation are now properly being so considered?

The Secretary of State will recollect the prisoner deportation shambles of 2006, when huge numbers of foreign prisoners were allowed to stay in the country on release simply because of administrative incompetence. Will he assure me that foreign prisoners who should be considered for deportation are now properly being so considered?

(5) how many foreign national prisoners participating in the (a) early removal and (b) facilitated return scheme were serving a custodial sentence of (i) four years or less, (ii) three years or less and (iii) two years or less at the latest date for which figures are available.

(5) how many foreign national prisoners participating in the (a) early removal and (b) facilitated return scheme were serving a custodial sentence of (i) four years or less, (ii) three years or less and (iii) two years or less at the latest date for which figures are available.

(2) what the average length of custodial sentence has been of a foreign national prisoner participating in the (a) early removal and (b) facilitated return scheme;

(2) what the average length of custodial sentence has been of a foreign national prisoner participating in the (a) early removal and (b) facilitated return scheme;

(3) how many foreign national prisoners of each nationality have participated in the (a) early removal and (b) facilitated return scheme in each year since their inception;

(3) how many foreign national prisoners of each nationality have participated in the (a) early removal and (b) facilitated return scheme in each year since their inception;

(4) what the monetary value of the average financial package received by foreign national prisoners is as a result of participation in the (a) early removal and (b) facilitated return scheme;

(4) what the monetary value of the average financial package received by foreign national prisoners is as a result of participation in the (a) early removal and (b) facilitated return scheme;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many foreign national offenders who have been subject to the (a) early removal and (b) facilitated return scheme have been (i) charged with and (ii) convicted of a further offence;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many foreign national offenders who have been subject to the (a) early removal and (b) facilitated return scheme have been (i) charged with and (ii) convicted of a further offence;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his most recent estimate is of the number of sentence-expired foreign nationals being held in detention under his Department's immigration powers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his most recent estimate is of the number of sentence-expired foreign nationals being held in detention under his Department's immigration powers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals with criminal convictions dealt with under the legacy exercise but not pursued for deportation have been (a) granted and (b) refused leave to remain since the exercise commenced.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals with criminal convictions dealt with under the legacy exercise but not pursued for deportation have been (a) granted and (b) refused leave to remain since the exercise commenced.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the breakdown by nationality is of the 250 sentence-expired foreign nationals held in detention under immigration powers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the breakdown by nationality is of the 250 sentence-expired foreign nationals held in detention under immigration powers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 1,013 foreign nationals released from prison without being considered for deportation originally identified as (a) the more serious and (b) the most serious cases (i) have been deported, (ii) have been granted leave to remain in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 1,013 foreign nationals released from prison without being considered for deportation originally identified as (a) the more serious and (b) the most serious cases (i) have been deported, (ii) have been granted leave to remain in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department further to the letter from the Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Committee, of 18th February 2008, if she will break down the 250 sentence-expired foreign prisoners who have been detained...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department further to the letter from the Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Committee, of 18th February 2008, if she will break down the 250 sentence-expired foreign prisoners who have been detained...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign offenders who received a community sentence were (a) deported and (b) subject to administrative removal in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign offenders who received a community sentence were (a) deported and (b) subject to administrative removal in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2008, Official Report, column 2341W, on offenders: deportation, how many of the 250 sentence-expired foreign prisoners from countries where difficulties arise in enforcing removal had been serving a sentence for an offence of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2008, Official Report, column 2341W, on offenders: deportation, how many of the 250 sentence-expired foreign prisoners from countries where difficulties arise in enforcing removal had been serving a sentence for an offence of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the replies of the Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency to questions 36 to 38 of her evidence session before the Home Affairs Committee on 15 January 2008, how many prisoners are held in detention awaiting...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the replies of the Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency to questions 36 to 38 of her evidence session before the Home Affairs Committee on 15 January 2008, how many prisoners are held in detention awaiting...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what data is held by her Department on non-UK national detainees released from prison without notification to the Department at the time; and what estimate she has made of the number of non-UK national detainees not included in data at...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what data is held by her Department on non-UK national detainees released from prison without notification to the Department at the time; and what estimate she has made of the number of non-UK national detainees not included in data at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of people detained in prison who are not recorded on the detentions database; and what information is held by his Department on non-UK nationals released from prison without notification to the Home Office, as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of people detained in prison who are not recorded on the detentions database; and what information is held by his Department on non-UK nationals released from prison without notification to the Home Office, as...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the reply of the Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency to question 18 of the evidence session before the Home Affairs Committee on 15 January 2008, in how many cases deportation of a foreign individual serving...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the reply of the Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency to question 18 of the evidence session before the Home Affairs Committee on 15 January 2008, in how many cases deportation of a foreign individual serving...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-EU citizens have received custodial sentences for (a) sexual and (b) violent offences of (i) less and (ii) more than 12 months in each year since 1997; and how many such offenders (A) are in custody serving their...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-EU citizens have received custodial sentences for (a) sexual and (b) violent offences of (i) less and (ii) more than 12 months in each year since 1997; and how many such offenders (A) are in custody serving their...