Richard Tice on prison cells and foreign national prisoners, 13 October 2026
The statement
There are some 4,000 empty cells that require maintenance and refurbishment, and 10,000 cells are occupied by overseas nationals.
Richard Tice, 13 October 2026. Source
What the sources report
- Ministry of Justice, Offender management statistics quarterly: January to March 2026 (prison population at 30 June 2026) reports foreign nationals held in prison, England and Wales (30 June 2026): 10134peoplesrc
- Ministry of Justice, Offender management statistics quarterly: January to March 2026 (prison population at 30 June 2026) reports foreign nationals as a share of the prison population, England and Wales (30 June 2026):
Notes
The Ministry of Justice reports 10,134 foreign nationals in custody on 30 June 2026 (3,283 on remand, 6,431 sentenced and 420 held for non-criminal reasons), 12% of the prison population.
The statistics count prisoners, not cells.
Each figure's own page, with every change: Foreign nationals as a share of the prison population, England and Wales (30 June 2026), Foreign nationals held in prison, England and Wales (30 June 2026).
Receipts
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- Parliament recordStatement source: Richard Tice
- Government publicationMinistry of Justice, Offender management statistics quarterly: January to March 2026 (prison population at 30 June 2026): Foreign nationals held in prison, England and Wales (30 June 2026)
- Government publicationMinistry of Justice, Offender management statistics quarterly: January to March 2026 (prison population at 30 June 2026): Foreign nationals as a share of the prison population, England and Wales (30 June 2026)
- Government publicationMoJ: Offender management statistics quarterly: January to March 2026