Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of introducing a universal basic income in response to the covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 4 May 2020Answered: 11 May 2020
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
Shabana Mahmood
I agree that we need to do everything we can to remove foreign national offenders from our prisons. Between 5 July 2024 and 4 January 2025, 2,580 foreign national offenders were returned—a 23% increase on the same period in the previous year—and we are currently on track to remove more foreign national offenders this year than at any time in recent years.