Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 54434
Offenders: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025
Question
Lewis Cocking
Conservative — Broxbourne
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the cost to the public purse of incarcerating foreign national offenders in the last 12 months.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinWe do not disaggregate prison running costs by nationality and the cost to hold individuals depends on the category of prison. Our unit costs for holding prisoners are published on GOV.UK alongside the HM Prison and Probation Service Annual Report and Acc...
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