Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) foreign national offenders have been deported and (b) UK citizens have been returned following imprisonment abroad for each country with which the UK has a prisoner transfer agreement in each of the last 10 years.

Data on returns of foreign national offenders are regularly published in the Home Office’s quarterly release “Immigration Systems Statistics”.

Statistics on UK citizens who were returned to England and Wales following imprisonment abroad are provided in the table attached. To prevent disclosure that could identify individuals, as required under the data protection principles, the symbol * is used for suppressed values of five or fewer.

Foreign national offenders who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will work with the Home Office to pursue their deportation. This will help to manage prison pressures, keep the public safe and reduce crime.