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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with representatives of Israel on payments made to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in the last 12 months.
[157897]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with representatives of Israel on payments made to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in the last 12 months.
[157897]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) makes payments to meet the living expenses of prisoners in Israeli jails at the request of the Israeli authorities. These payments are managed by an Israeli company. Separately, the PA makes social assistance payments to families of prisoners.
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Elkin raised the first issue with British officials in Tel Aviv on 28 May 2013 expressing concern as to whether payments are higher for prisoners serving longer sentences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he had with representatives of the Palestinian Authority on payments made to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons in the last 12 months.
[156465]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he had with representatives of the Palestinian Authority on payments made to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons in the last 12 months.
[156465]
The Department for International Development continues to have regular discussions with the Palestinian Authority (PA) on this issue, and encourage the PA to ensure that payments to Palestinian prisoners and their families are transparent, needs-based and affordable.
Most recently, the Minister of State, Department for International Development, my right hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Mr Duncan), discussed this issue with caretaker Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad during his visit to the region in April. The Head of the Department for International Development Palestinian Programme also met the PA Minister of Detainees to discuss this issue on May 7.
The caretaker Palestinian Prime Minister has made clear, both in public and to British Government officials, that payments to prisoners in Israeli jails are made at the request of the Israeli Authorities to meet basic living conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Iranian Government concerning the sentence of 18 years imprisonment imposed on the human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Iranian Government concerning the sentence of 18 years imprisonment imposed on the human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sentence-expired foreign prisoners are held in detention under immigration powers; and how many have been held in such detention in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sentence-expired foreign prisoners are held in detention under immigration powers; and how many have been held in such detention in each year since 1997.
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 Justice how many non-UK prisoners were returned to serve their sentence in (a) EU and (b) non-EU home countries in each year since 1997; which 10 non-EU countries received the most prisoners in that period; and how many of those returned to non-EU...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many non-UK prisoners were returned to serve their sentence in (a) EU and (b) non-EU home countries in each year since 1997; which 10 non-EU countries received the most prisoners in that period; and how many of those returned to non-EU...
| Number of prisoners repatriated from England and Wales in each year since 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table 1: From England and Wales to other EU member states | |||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Austria | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belgium | 13 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Bulgaria¹ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cyprus² | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Czech Republic² | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Estonia | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Greece | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Hungary | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ireland | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Latvia² | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lithuania² | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Luxembourg | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malta² | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Netherlands | 8 | 83 | 92 | 70 | 75 |
| Poland² | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Portugal | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Romania¹ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slovakia² | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slovenia² | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Sweden | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 46 | 100 | 128 | 107 | 102 |
| ¹ Member state of the EU since 1 January 2007 | |||||
| ² Member state of the EU since 1 May 2004 |
| Table 2: To non-EU states | |||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Australia | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Brazil | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Canada | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Dutch Antilles | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Norway | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Serbia | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Switzerland | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Turkey | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| United States of America | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | 9 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) non-UK citizens and (b) non-UK citizens without leave to remain in the UK were sentenced to custodial sentences in each year since 1997; what proportion of the prison population serving sentences fell into each of those categories in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) non-UK citizens and (b) non-UK citizens without leave to remain in the UK were sentenced to custodial sentences in each year since 1997; what proportion of the prison population serving sentences fell into each of those categories in the...
| Immediate custodial sentenced receptions into prison establishments in England and Wales by nationality 1997-2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All nationalities | British nationals | Foreign nationals | Unrecorded nationality | Foreign national receptions (percentage) | |
| 1997 | 80,832 | 76,321 | 4,167 | 344 | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 85,908 | 80,772 | 4,895 | 241 | 5.7 |
| 1999 | 90,238 | 85,126 | 4,927 | 185 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | 91,195 | 85,712 | 5,237 | 246 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | 90,523 | 84,217 | 6,026 | 280 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | 93,615 | 86,114 | 7,018 | 483 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | 92,245 | 84,251 | 7,482 | 512 | 8.1 |
| 2004 | 93,326 | 84,579 | 8,355 | 392 | 9.0 |
| 2005 | 90,414 | 80,418 | 9,612 | 384 | 10.6 |
| 2006 | 88,134 | 77,975 | 9,832 | 327 | 11.2 |
| Sentenced population in prison establishments in England and Wales by whether foreign national 1997-2006 (as at June each year) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | British | Foreign nationals | Foreign national sentenced population (percentage) | |
| 1997 | 48,674 | 45,311 | 3,250 | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 52,159 | 48,442 | 3,546 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 51,293 | 47,377 | 3,862 | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 53,093 | 49,059 | 3,918 | 7.4 |
| 2001 | 54,169 | 49,471 | 4,576 | 8.4 |
| 2002 | 57,272 | 51,471 | 5,607 | 9.8 |
| 2003 | 58,190 | 51,791 | 6,168 | 10.6 |
| 2004 | 60,924 | 54,453 | 6,256 | 10.3 |
| 2005 | 62,179 | 55,497 | 6,509 | 10.5 |
| 2006 | 63,404 | 55,956 | 7,283 | 11.5 |
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many non-UK prisoners of each sex who were returned to serve their sentences in their home countries were serving custodial sentences of (a) 12 months or more, (b) two years or more and (c) four years or more in the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many non-UK prisoners of each sex who were returned to serve their sentences in their home countries were serving custodial sentences of (a) 12 months or more, (b) two years or more and (c) four years or more in the last...
(2) how many (a) foreign nationals and (b) non-EU foreign nationals convicted of an offence or offences in the UK resulting in a custodial sentence had (i) a previous conviction in the UK, (ii) a previous conviction in the UK resulting in a custodial sentence, (iii) more than one previous...
(2) how many (a) foreign nationals and (b) non-EU foreign nationals convicted of an offence or offences in the UK resulting in a custodial sentence had (i) a previous conviction in the UK, (ii) a previous conviction in the UK resulting in a custodial sentence, (iii) more than one previous...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) foreign nationals and (b) non-EU foreign nationals convicted of an offence in the UK had (i) a previous conviction in the UK, (ii) a previous conviction in the UK resulting in a custodial sentence, (iii) more than one...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) foreign nationals and (b) non-EU foreign nationals convicted of an offence in the UK had (i) a previous conviction in the UK, (ii) a previous conviction in the UK resulting in a custodial sentence, (iii) more than one...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which 20 nationalities had the highest number of (a) prisoners and (b) prisoners without leave to remain in the UK in custody in the UK in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which 20 nationalities had the highest number of (a) prisoners and (b) prisoners without leave to remain in the UK in custody in the UK in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available.
| Number | |
| 30 June 1997 | |
| Irish Republic | 734 |
| Jamaica | 651 |
| Pakistan | 336 |
| India | 272 |
| Nigeria | 243 |
| Turkey | 155 |
| Netherlands | 155 |
| Ghana | 114 |
| Columbia | 100 |
| Italy | 92 |
| USA | 81 |
| Algeria | 73 |
| Cyprus | 77 |
| Bangladesh | 75 |
| Germany | 78 |
| Somalia | 67 |
| South Africa | 64 |
| France | 63 |
| China | 51 |
| Portugal | 46 |
| 30 June 2007 | |
| Jamaica | 1,276 |
| Nigeria | 844 |
| Irish Republic | 605 |
| Vietnam | 391 |
| Pakistan | 375 |
| Somalia | 334 |
| China | 331 |
| Poland | 301 |
| India | 279 |
| Iraq | 256 |
| Turkey | 210 |
| Iran | 201 |
| Lithuania | 182 |
| Algeria | 178 |
| Portugal | 178 |
| Ghana | 174 |
| Zimbabwe | 174 |
| Albania | 163 |
| South Africa | 158 |
| Bangladesh | 157 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into worklessness among ex-prisoners; and what steps he has taken to promote the employment of ex-prisoners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into worklessness among ex-prisoners; and what steps he has taken to promote the employment of ex-prisoners.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his statement of 23 May 2006, on Prisoners: Foreign Nationals, how many of the (a) serious and (b) most serious offenders are held in a custodial setting; and what the term ‘under our control’ means.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his statement of 23 May 2006, on Prisoners: Foreign Nationals, how many of the (a) serious and (b) most serious offenders are held in a custodial setting; and what the term ‘under our control’ means.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he has asked for a report into the arrangements for dealing with high security prisoners in the hospital wing of HMP Woodhill. - Includes ref to 19 June 2003, 407 c13WS. (Holding answer 17 june 2003).
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he has asked for a report into the arrangements for dealing with high security prisoners in the hospital wing of HMP Woodhill. - Includes ref to 19 June 2003, 407 c13WS. (Holding answer 17 june 2003).
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of arrangements to prevent prisoners receiving medication attempting to take an overdose; what guidance is given to prisons about the staffing of prison hospital wings by non hospital wing staff; what assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of arrangements to prevent prisoners receiving medication attempting to take an overdose; what guidance is given to prisons about the staffing of prison hospital wings by non hospital wing staff; what assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the factors underlying the recent increase in the number of women sentenced to imprisonment. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the factors underlying the recent increase in the number of women sentenced to imprisonment. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to remove 15 and 16 year-old girls from the prison system. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to remove 15 and 16 year-old girls from the prison system. - Inc figures.