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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on waiving dependent visa fees for foreign and commonwealth veterans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on waiving dependent visa fees for foreign and commonwealth veterans.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 January 2026, to Question 101187.
Thank you, Mr Speaker.
On 9 February 2020, the Home Secretary co-signed a letter to the then Prime Minister urging him to suspend a deportation flight to Jamaica for foreign national offenders. Fabian Henry, who had been convicted of grooming and raping two young girls, was removed from that flight and is believed still to be living in the UK. Having previously campaigned to keep them in the country—even demanding in this Chamber that the flight be halted—has the right hon. Lady now taken any action as Home Secretary to deport this dangerous child rapist, whom she helped to remain in the country?
Thank you, Mr Speaker.
On 9 February 2020, the Home Secretary co-signed a letter to the then Prime Minister urging him to suspend a deportation flight to Jamaica for foreign national offenders. Fabian Henry, who had been convicted of grooming and raping two young girls, was removed from that flight and is believed still to be living in the UK. Having previously campaigned to keep them in the country—even demanding in this Chamber that the flight be halted—has the right hon. Lady now taken any action as Home Secretary to deport this dangerous child rapist, whom she helped to remain in the country?
I signed that letter because one of the individuals was a constituent of mine who had served in the British armed forces—serving this country on two tours of Afghanistan—and was British in every meaningful way, and his case should have been looked at more by the Home Office before he was placed on that deportation flight. I will look at the details of the specific case the hon. Gentleman mentions and write to him on that.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55429 on Offenders: Foreign Nationals, which country each of the foreign national offenders removed from the country between 5 July 2024 and 18 May 2025 went to.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55429 on Offenders: Foreign Nationals, which country each of the foreign national offenders removed from the country between 5 July 2024 and 18 May 2025 went to.
The Home Office publishes data on foreign national offender (FNO) returns in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Quarterly data on returns of FNOs by destination are published in table Ret_D04 of the ‘Returns detailed tables’. Information on the data and how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data goes to end of March 2025. Data up to end June 2025 will be released on 21st August 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 236 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, when she plans to establish new procedures so that visas can be revoked in a wider range of crimes...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 236 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, when she plans to establish new procedures so that visas can be revoked in a wider range of crimes...
The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including new procedures to enable visas to be revoked in a wider range of crimes, further details of which will be set out in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 185 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what further steps she is taking in relation to recent arrivals to the UK who commit crimes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 185 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what further steps she is taking in relation to recent arrivals to the UK who commit crimes.
The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the removal of foreign national offenders and treatment of recent arrivals in the UK who commit crimes, further details of which will be set out in due course.
In the interim, the Hon Member will be pleased to note that – from 5 July 2024 – 18 May 2025 – 4,436 foreign national offenders were removed from the UK, a 14% percent increase on the same period twelve months prior.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 185 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, how she plans to simplify the (a) rules and (b) processes for deporting foreign national offenders.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 185 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, how she plans to simplify the (a) rules and (b) processes for deporting foreign national offenders.
The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the removal of foreign national offenders and treatment of recent arrivals in the UK who commit crimes, further details of which will be set out in due course.
In the interim, the Hon Member will be pleased to note that – from 5 July 2024 – 18 May 2025 – 4,436 foreign national offenders were removed from the UK, a 14% percent increase on the same period twelve months prior.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2025 to Question 44365 on Offenders: Deportation, what the cost to the public purse was of returning the 3,594 Foreign National Offenders.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2025 to Question 44365 on Offenders: Deportation, what the cost to the public purse was of returning the 3,594 Foreign National Offenders.
The information requested is not centrally held, and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of foreign nationals from (a) Guinea-Bissau and (b) Portugal that have been convicted in the UK since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of foreign nationals from (a) Guinea-Bissau and (b) Portugal that have been convicted in the UK since 2010.
The Ministry of Justice is unable to provide data on how many Bissau-Guinean nationals and Portuguese nationals have been convicted at court. This is because it is not possible to identify an offender's nationality from the centrally collated convictions data.
However, the Department is able to provide data on foreign nationals in prison and also those under probation supervision in the community.
(a) The nationality of foreign offenders in prison is published quarterly in table 1_Q_12 of Offender Management Statistics, with the latest data (31 December 2024) available from prison-population-31-Dec-2024.ods. As of the 31 December 2024, there was one Bissau-Guinean national and 260 Portuguese nationals in HMPPS custody.
(b) The nationality of foreign offenders under probation supervision can be found in table 6_9 of Offender Management Statistics, with the latest data (30 September 2024) available from Probation-Jul-to-Sep-2024.ods. As of the 30 September 2024, there are 474 Portuguese nationals under probation supervision in the community and no records of Bissau-Guinean nationals under probation supervision.
Previous publications of the Offender Management Statistics quarterly bulletin can be found at Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders were (a) in prison and (b) living in the UK in the latest period for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders were (a) in prison and (b) living in the UK in the latest period for which data is available.
The Ministry of Justice publishes information which includes the number of foreign national offenders (FNOs), in the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release, within the latest release of which covers the period up to 31 December 2024 data release.
The Home Office publishes the number of FNOs subject to deportation and living in the community within its Immigration Enforcement quarterly transparency release. The latest release can be found at: Immigration Enforcement data: Q4 2024 - GOV.UK.
The Home Office works tirelessly to clear legal barriers, secure documentation or overcome other impediments to a return, and between 5 July 2024 and 31 January 2025, there were 2,925 enforced and voluntary returns of FNOs. This is an increase of 21% compared to 2,422 FNO returns in the same period 12 months prior.
The Home Office continues to work closely with HMPPS (HM Prisons and Probation Service) to focus on driving up the returns of FNOs direct from prison, delivering 1,557 early removal scheme (ERS) returns, which is a 26% increase compared to 1,231 in the same period 12 months prior.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will provide a breakdown by country of people designated as Foreign National Offenders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will provide a breakdown by country of people designated as Foreign National Offenders.
A Foreign National Offender (FNO) is someone who is not a British citizen and is, or was, convicted in the UK of any criminal offence. The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the prison population and offenders supervised by the Probation Service as part of its Offender Management Statistics Quarterly.
The requested data can be found:
Prison population (based on the prison population as at 31 December 2024; latest available published data) can be found at Table 1_Q_12 in the attached link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6799631cd4f0d327e77071ae/prison-population-31-Dec-2024.ods
Offenders supervised by the Probation Service (on 30 September 2024; latest available published data) can be found at Table 6_9_Caseload_Nationality in the attached link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67995c02636f8db3c270719c/Probation-Jul-to-Sep-2024.ods
Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and the Ministry of Justice works closely with the Home Office to pursue their deportation. Under this government, 23% more foreign national offenders were removed during the period July 2024 to January 2025 compared with the equivalent period in 2023-24, under the previous administration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Nepalese service personnel currently serve in the British Army.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Nepalese service personnel currently serve in the British Army.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 3 March 2025 to Question 33147.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of foreign national offenders receive benefits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of foreign national offenders receive benefits.
The Department does not hold the information requested.
Labour’s manifesto made it clear that it was committed to scrapping visa fees for non-UK veterans who have served this country for four or more years, as well as their dependants—a pledge I wholeheartedly support and have campaigned on. The Veterans Minister previously stated that the MOD has started to work with the Home Office, so what is the timetable for delivering that manifesto pledge?
Labour’s manifesto made it clear that it was committed to scrapping visa fees for non-UK veterans who have served this country for four or more years, as well as their dependants—a pledge I wholeheartedly support and have campaigned on. The Veterans Minister previously stated that the MOD has started to work with the Home Office, so what is the timetable for delivering that manifesto pledge?
We are working on that. It is in the manifesto, and it will come out in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to waive dependent visa fees for (a) foreign and (b) Commonwealth veterans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to waive dependent visa fees for (a) foreign and (b) Commonwealth veterans.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 July 2024 to Question 121 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (Mr Cartlidge).