Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 16 of HMPPS Annual Digest 2022/23 published on 27 July 2023, how long was taken to refer the 986 Foreign National Offender cases which did not meet his Department's 10 day working target.

As outlined on the page of the Annual Digest referred to, the 986 Foreign National Offender cases were referred to the Home Office on time, as part of a trial of a new digital process, which was not captured via the traditional measurement. Cases referred through the new and more efficient digital process are referred to the Home Office within five working days of sentence.