§ Mr. John Wellsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were undergoing custodial sentences of over six months at the latest convenient date who are not British subjects.
§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation on the nationality of prisoners is not collected centrally. The only readily available information is given in the following table.
Prisoners in prison department establishments on 30 April 1983 who were serving sentences of over six months* by country of birth Country of birth Estimated number† United Kingdom 19,400 Commonwealth 1,400 Other‡ 1,200 Not recorded 1,000 Total 23,000 * Excluding borstal training. † Components and the total have been rounded independently. ‡ Including the Republic of Ireland and Pakistan.