To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many British citizens were arrested in the course of Operation Koala; how many were charged with offences; how many were convicted of each type of offence; what sentence each person convicted received; on what date; and where each person given a custodial sentence was sent to serve it. (265753)

[holding answer 24 March 2009]: Operation Koala involves the investigation of the sexual abuse and exploitation of children, including the making and sharing of images from that abuse across a number of countries worldwide. From the original data passed to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre in the UK, 92 suspects were identified and intelligence packages sent to relevant UK police forces where the suspected offender was believed to reside. Operation Koala remains an ongoing inquiry. The information sought is not held centrally.