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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...