Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) arrested for and (b) convicted of the offence of squatting in a residential building under section 144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 since its entry into force.
It has not been possible to answer the question within the timeframe. I will write to my hon. friend in due course.