§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give by reference to a common date the number of British citizens imprisoned abroad, showing the number in each country; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveTo the best of our knowledge there were 1,190 British citizens detained overseas on 31 December 1988. A breakdown by country is given in the table.
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British nationals detained overseas: 31 December 1988 (Total 1,190) Number Argentina 1 Australia 16 Austria 5 Bahrain 1 Bangladesh 3 Barbados 2 Belgium 32 Botswana 1 Brazil 4 Bulgaria 1 Canada 7 Colombia 1 Cote D'lvoire 1 Cyprus 2 Denmark 8 Ecuador 1 Egypt 4 Finland 3 France 162 Germany, West 116 Ghana 2 Greece 33 Guyana 1 Hong Kong 8 India 23 Indonesia 4 Iran 1 Iraq 1 Ireland 7 Israel 6 Italy 23 Jamaica 13 Japan 9 Kenya 9 Korea, South 1 Kuwait 8 Liechtenstein 2 Luxembourg 3 Malawi 1 Malaysia 3 Malta 7 Mexico 4 Morocco 8 Mozambique 1 Nepal 6 Netherlands 19 New Caledonia 1 New Zealand 3
Number Norway 26 Oman 4 Pakistan 1 Peru 5 Philippines 10 Portugal 27 Qatar 1 Saudi Arabia 5 South Africa 42 Spain 216 Sri Lanka 1 Swaziland 2 Sweden 32 Switzerland 42 Taiwan 3 Thailand 17 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Turkey 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 United Arab Emirates 9 United States of America 141 Venezuela 1 Yugoslavia 2 Zimbabwe 20 Total 1,188