Question
3. What steps she is taking to expedite the deportation of foreign national offenders.
Answer
Anyone coming to the United Kingdom knows that doing so is a privilege, not a right. Any foreign national who breaks our laws is not welcome. All foreign national offenders who receive a prison sentence or suspended sentence are now eligible for deportation. Since this Government came to power, we have removed over 11,700 foreign national offenders; that is up 41% on the two years before then. We are determined to ensure that more foreign criminals are removed from our shores.60% vibes
Verdict: GREEN (80/100)
The reply directly addresses the question about what the department is doing to speed up removals. It names a specific mechanism, under which all offenders receiving a prison or suspended sentence are now eligible for deportation, and gives a concrete removal figure of over 11,700 with a comparison. It also makes a firm commitment to remove more, though some of the opening wording is rhetorical framing rather than substance.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is the department doing to expedite the deportation of foreign national offenders? | Addressed | Direct | Statement 3 names a concrete mechanism (all offenders receiving a prison or suspended sentence are now eligible for deportation), and statement 4 gives a specific removal figure (over 11,700) with a comparison, which together describe what the department is doing to speed up removals. Statement 5 adds a firm commitment to remove more, while statements 1 and 2 are rhetorical framing that adds little. |