HC Deb 09 January 2003 vol 397 c312W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals serving prison sentences in prisons in England and Wales are to be deported on the completion of their prison sentence. [88838]

Beverley Hughes

As of 23 December 2002 there were 3,930 prisoners serving sentence who are known to be liable to be deported on completion of their custodial sentence. Each case is reviewed on its merits not sooner than 12 months before the prisoner might expect to be released having served the required period in custody.

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the longest time was that a foreign national(a) man and (b) woman who had served a prison sentence waited on completion of that sentence to be deported from the UK in each of the last three years. [88839]

Beverley Hughes

I regret that the information requested is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals held in prisons in England and Wales are awaiting deportation and have completed their prison sentence. [88841]

Beverley Hughes

As of 23 December 2002 there are 94 prisoners detained beyond completion of their criminal sentences awaiting deportation.