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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Thursday, 29 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 April 2018. It was answered by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Monday, 16 April 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisoners: Repatriation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on prison transfer arrangements with the EU after the UK leaves the EU.

Answer

Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. More than 40,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, with a record number of over 6,300 removed in 2016/17.

A range of removal mechanisms exist which enable foreign offenders to be returned to their home countries, and we are working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union and the Home Office as we consider our future criminal justice arrangements with the EU, with the aim of carrying on our close working relationship.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
135081
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
EU countries Prisoners Repatriation Brexit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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