Prisoners: Afghanistan
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Afghans there are within the prison population.
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin
The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the prison population as part of its Offender Management Statistics Quarterly. The requested data (based on the prison population as at 31 December 2024; latest available published data) can be found at Table 1_Q_12 in the attached link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6799631cd4f0d327e77071ae/prison-population-31-Dec-2024.ods
Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced. Where appropriate, the Ministry of Justice will work with the Home Office to pursue their deportation. 23% more foreign national offenders were removed during the period July 2024 to January 2025 compared with the equivalent period in 2023-24.
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