Question follow-through · 10549
Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders are incarcerated in the United Kingdom as of 22 October 2024.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 22 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders are incarcerated in the United Kingdom as of 22 October 2024.
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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30 Oct 2024
Answer published
As of 30 June 2024, there were 10,435 foreign nationals in HMPPS custody. The number of foreign national offenders (FNOs) in prison in England and Wales is published quarterly in table 1_Q_11 of Offender Management Statistics, with the latest data (30 Jun...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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