§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign prisoners serving sentences in England and Wales were repatriated in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [129313]
§ Mr. Boateng[holding answer 7 July 2000]: The information requested is given in the table:
Number 1997 17 1998 42 1999 22
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many British nationals who were sentenced abroad were repatriated to serve out their sentences in England and Wales in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement. [129314]
§ Mr. Boateng[holding answer 7 July 2000]: The information requested is given in the table:
Number 1997 34 1998 27 1999 11
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications were made in each of the past three years for repatriation for foreign prisoners in England and Wales; how many of those applications were(a) refused and (b) discontinued; and if he will make a statement. [129315]
§ Mr. Boateng[holding answer 7 July 2000]: The information requested is given in the table:
1997 1998 1999 Applications 127 157 193 Refused 36 49 45 Discontinued 38 34 16 Applications refused or discontinued may not have been submitted in the year they were determined.