HC Deb 03 February 1989 vol 146 c418W
Ms. Abbott

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make public the ethnic origin of prisoners held in Her Majesty's prison, Wormwood Scrubs at the most recent convenient date.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The information is given in the table.

Population1 of Wormwood Scrubs prison: by ethnic origin 30 September 1988
Number
White 657
West Indian, Guyanese, African 276
Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi 39
Chinese, Arab, Mixed origin 19
Other, not recorded, refused 19
All persons 1,010
1 The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate.

Ms. Abbott

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement as to what standard classifications are used when recording the ethnic origin of prisoners.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The standard classification used to record the ethnic origin of prisoners, is that currently used in the EC labour force survey. Details are to be found in "The ethnic origins of prisoners: the prison population on 30 June 1985" and persons received July 1984 to March 1985 (Home Office statistical bulletin 17/86).