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Written question asked by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 February 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 March 2025 (named day). It was answered by Stephen Doughty (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 April 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Prisoners: Repatriation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what meetings (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had with the (i) Albanian, (ii) Polish, (iii) Romanian, (iv) Irish and (v) Jamaican Government to discuss increasing the number of foreign national offenders returned from UK prisons in the last six months.

Answer

Increasing the numbers of foreign national offender returns from our prisons is a priority for this government. We are working with international partners to achieve this.

In the last six months, the Foreign Secretary discussed criminal justice cooperation with Poland when he met Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski in December 2024 and with Albania when he met Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani on 19 March.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
33475
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Prisoners Poland Republic of Ireland Romania Repatriation Albania Jamaica
Link
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