To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people residing in the UK illegally were convicted of a criminal offence in each year since 2002. (183035)

In order to provide the information requested the detailed examination of individual case files would be required and for this to be cross referenced with information held on the Police National Computer.

The chief executive of the Border and Immigration Agency has regularly written to the Home Affairs Committee and provided the most robust and accurate information available on foreign national prisoners. Copies of these letters are available in the Library of the House.