Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 86915
Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
Richard Tice
Reform UK — Boston and Skegness
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost of housing foreign national offenders in UK prisons.
Answer
Jake RichardsWe 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 Prison performance data 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK. Data o...
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