Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 121638
Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population is made up of foreign national offenders; and how many foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK in the last 12 months.
Answer
Jake RichardsAs of 31 December 2025, Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) made up 12% of the prison population of England and Wales. This is the latest available published data and can be found at Table 1_Q_11 in the attached link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u...
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