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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
HM Treasury

Jun. 13 2024

Source Page: DAO 02/24 - Accounts Directions 2023-24
Document: (PDF)

Found: Context Departments and pension schemes should continue to aim to lay annual reports and accounts by


Written Question
Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse has been of the incarceration of prisoners who are not UK nationals since 2015.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

We do not disaggregate prison run costs by nationality and the cost to hold individuals depends on category of prisons. Our unit costs for holding prisoners are published on GOV.UK alongside the HM Prison and Probation Service Annual Reports and Accounts. Data on the number of Foreign National Offenders in custody is published in Offender Management Statistics quarterly on GOV.UK.

The removal of Foreign National Offenders is a Government priority and my department have recently announced measures to further increase removals of Foreign National Offenders including the extension of the Early Removal Scheme window to 18 months; working closely with Home Office to facilitate timely removals and working with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to conclude bilateral Prison Transfer Agreements with priority countries.

The Home Office removed 16,676 Foreign National Offenders since January 2019 to September 2023. Published figures show that Foreign National Offender returns have increased in the latest 12-month period (ending September 2023) by 19% when compared to the previous 12-month period.


Deposited Papers
Home Office

Apr. 26 2024

Source Page: Letter dated 23/04/2024 from Lord Sharpe of Epsom to Baroness Hamwee amd others regarding the scope of the annual report referred to in the government amendment 9C, as discussed during the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - Lords consideration of Commons amendments and reasons. 2p.
Document: Will_Write_Letter-to_Baroness_Hamwee.pdf (PDF)

Found: dated 23/04/2024 from Lord Sharpe of Epsom to Baroness Hamwee amd others regarding the scope of the annual


Bill Documents
23 Apr 2024 - Will write letters
Letter from Lord Sharpe to Baroness Hamwee and others regarding the scope of the annual report referred to in the government amendment 9C.
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024

Found: Letter from Lord Sharpe to Baroness Hamwee and others regarding the scope of the annual report referred


Deposited Papers
Home Office

Mar. 18 2024

Source Page: Letter dated 04/03/2024 from Lord Sharpe of Epsom to Lord Purvis of Tweed regarding the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill committee stage debate (third day): funding elements for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership. 3p.
Document: LordPurvis.pdf (PDF)

Found: Lord Purvis of Tweed London SW1A 0PW 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF www.gov.uk/home


Written Question
Asylum: Rwanda
Tuesday 6th February 2024

Asked by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate his Department has made of the average cost to the public purse of removing a person from the UK to Rwanda.

Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)

Costs and payments will depend on the number of people relocated and the timing of when this happens. Spend will be reported as part of the annual Home Office Reports and Accounts in the usual way.


Written Question
UK Border Force: Finance
Tuesday 19th December 2023

Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget for Small Boats Operational Command is for 2023-24.

Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)

The latest published figures for Border Force can be found in the Home Office Annual Report for 2022-2023 Home Office annual report and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 2023-2024 figures will be published in future reports.


Select Committee
14 March 2024, Letter to the Minister for Europe re: Commission Annual Work Programme 2024

Correspondence Mar. 14 2024

Committee: European Affairs Committee

Found: 14 March 2024, Letter to the Minister for Europe re: Commission Annual Work Programme 2024 Correspondence


Bill Documents
4 Mar 2024 - Will write letters
Letter from Lord Sharpe to Lord Purvis regarding the committee stage debate: funding elements for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024

Found: Lord Purvis of Tweed London SW1A 0PW 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF www.gov.uk/home


Select Committee
Thirty-Fourth Report - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership

Report May. 29 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: Many of them are living in temporary Home Office accommodation, where there have been numerous reports