§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) male and (b) female foreign nationals are currently serving a prison sentence or are on remand for drug-related offences; and how many come from (i) Nigeria, (ii) Pakistan and (iii) Colombia.
§ Mr. MellorThe latest readily available information is given in the table. The recording of nationality for citizens of Commonwealth countries and the Irish Republic is not always reliable. The nationality of remand prisoners and the offences with which they are charged are not recorded centrally until the completion of court proceedings.
Population sentenced for all drugs offences in prison service establishments in England and Wales on 30 June 1989: by nationality and sex Number1 Nationality (name of country) Males Females Colombia 48 14 Nigeria 267 77 Pakistan 158 2 Other nationalities 606 81 United Kingdom 1,823 151 Not recorded 5 1 All nationalities 2,907 326 1 Provisional. The figures are those recorded centrally which are approximate: detailed checking would involve disproportionate cost.