asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether persons serving custodial sentences who have absconded or escaped from prison are put on the United Kingdom Border Agency watch list; and how many such persons are currently on the list. [HL3605]

The UK Border Agency maintains a watch list of adverse information and intelligence which is used to inform decisions. It is longstanding policy not to discuss either the specific data held on this watch list or the source of the data on it.