Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Pochin and Shabana Mahmood

Tuesday 3rd June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Pochin (Runcorn and Helsby) (Reform)]

Is the Justice Secretary content that her Department spends more than half a billion pounds every year locking up criminals who belong in other countries?

[Shabana Mahmood]

I am content that this Government have deported more foreign national offenders than the previous Government. I am content that we have accepted the findings of the Gauke review, and we will be bringing the early removal scheme threshold from 50% down to 30% to make that sure more foreign offenders are eligible for removal from our country.