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Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign-born criminals (a) are in prisons and (b) were released under the revised terms of the early release scheme in Norfolk since 10 September 2024.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
12 Sept 2024
Answer
18 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign-born criminals (a) are in prisons and (b) were released under the revised terms of the early release scheme in Norfolk since 10 September 2024.

  2. 12 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Information on the number of Foreign Nationals in prisons can be found in Table 1_Q_12 here: Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a1167cce1fd0da7b592c8d/Prison-population-30-June-2024.ods. We are unable to provide the requested prisone...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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