To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Government seeks to deport (a) foreign national offenders sentenced to imprisonment for a period of less than one year and (b) foreign national offenders sentenced to non-custodial community punishments. (180681)

The chief executive of the Border and Immigration Agency advised in her appearance before the Home Affairs committee on 15 January that over 4,200 foreign national prisoners were deported or removed from the United Kingdom in 2007. Our policy was set out very clearly during the passage of the UK Borders Act.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Government seeks to deport foreign national offenders sentenced to (a) less than a year’s custody and (b) non-custodial community punishments for (i) possession of a firearm and (ii) possession of class B or C drugs with intent to supply. (180682)

Our policy was set out very clearly during the passage of the UK Borders Act.