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Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 July 2025UIN 67172

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of foreign national offenders with indefinite leave to remain in the prison population by (a) nationality and (b) offence committed in each year since 2019.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The requested information is not available from published statistics.

Work is currently underway to improve the quality of information held by the department on FNOs. Further information can be found at: Statistics on foreign national offenders and the immigration system - GOV.UK.

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