Prisoners: Repatriation
(asked on 19th October 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have signed a prisoner transfer agreement with the government of Jamaica.
This question was answered on 2nd November 2015
During the recent visit by the Prime Minister, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Government of Jamaica. The Memorandum of Understanding will pave the way to the negotiation of a prisoner transfer agreement between the United Kingdom and Jamaica, in exchange for UK financial support for the construction of a new prison in Jamaica. The funding will only become available after the prisoner transfer agreement is signed and after satisfactory completion of each stage of the prison build.