Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many restraining orders were issued by courts in England and Wales during 2015; and of those orders how many prohibited online contact via any social media platform.
In 2015, 23,057 restraining orders were issued in total by all courts in England and Wales.
Information on the specific restrictions within each restraining order is held on individual court files and could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.