Question
Will the Minister please tell the House how many people who should be wearing an electronic tag are wandering around our communities with no electronic device fitted at all? That should be a simple question.
Answer
That question has a simple answer: the hon. Gentleman will be able to see the data when it is published in January. We have just had data published for the previous three months. The data obviously needs to be verified and accurate. We are not in the business of publishing data that is not robust, and we will publish it in due course in the normal way.
Verdict: RED (20/100) DEFERRED
The question asked for a specific figure on tagged individuals with no device fitted, and the reply does not provide that number. Instead, it points to data publication in January and says more will follow 'in due course', citing the need for verified, robust data. The reply does name a dataset and a publication date, so the asker knows where and when to look, but they would still need to wait for the figure itself.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| How many people who should be wearing an electronic tag currently have no electronic monitoring device fitted. | Deferred | Direct | The item asks for a specific figure on tagged individuals with no device fitted, and the reply does not give it. It defers the answer to data publication in January and 'in due course', citing the need for verified, robust data. Because it names the dataset and a concrete publication date, specificity is rated direct, though the figure itself is withheld. |