British Nationals Abroad: Prisoners

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 10 September 2012.

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Photo of Gareth Johnson Gareth Johnson Conservative, Dartford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British nationals are serving custodial sentences in prisons in other EU member states; and how many British prisoners have been involuntarily repatriated to the UK since the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework came into force.

Photo of Mark Simmonds Mark Simmonds The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) takes a snapshot twice a year of the number of British nationals in detention overseas. At 30 March 2012 the FCO was aware of 765 British nationals detained in EU member states. This includes those currently serving custodial sentences and those pre-trial. To date, no prisoners have been involuntarily repatriated to the UK since the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework came into force.

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