Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 87534 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals released through the early release scheme were foreign nationals.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 11 Nov 2025
This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. On 10 September 2024, the Government therefore took the unavoidable step to move the release point...