Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 121638

Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester 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 Richards
As 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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