Removal of Foreign National Offenders and EU Prisoners Debate
Full Debate: Read Full DebateRanil Jayawardena
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(8 years, 5 months ago)
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I have answered that question previously, and the hon. Gentleman knows the figure. He has carefully elided the issue of prisoners with the overall issue of the dispersal system for asylum seekers, which, as has been pointed out in the House before, is exactly the same as that operated by the last Labour Government.
The Home Secretary referred to GPS tags in her first answer. What assessment has she made of the effectiveness of those tags for deporting foreign national offenders?