Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign prisoners are currently in prisons in England and Wales, what proportion that represents of the prison population, what proportion are sentenced for criminal offences making them eligible for deportation, and from which 10 countries the highest number of prisoners come.

There were 10,435 (3,578 remand, 6,486 sentenced and 371 non-criminal) Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) held in custody on 30 June 2024; representing 12% of the total prison population.

See below table for top 10 nationalities held in custody on 30 June 2024:

The Government is committed to the removal of FNOs. All FNOs in receipt of custodial sentences are referred to the Home Office to be considered for deportation.