§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the country of origin of foreign female prisoners in British prisons.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 17 November 1992]: Countries of birth outside the British Isles are no longer separately identified. The only information readily available, which relates to nationality, is given in the table.
Female population1 of Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 30 June 1992: by nationality Number of persons Nationals of Number Colombia 19 Ghana 12 India 10 Irish Republic 14 Jamaica 50 Netherlands 10 Nigeria 77 United Kingdom 1,053 United States of America 13 Other2 78 Nationality not recorded 200 All nationalities 1,536 1 Provisional figures. 2 With fewer than five prisoners.
§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of foreign women prisoners are convicted for(a) drugs importation and (b) other drug related offences.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 17 November 1992]: Information by type of drug offence is not readily available separately for foreign women prisoners. The available information for foreign women prisoners is given in the table. Out of a total of 300 female prisoners on 30 June 1990 who had been sentenced for drugs offences, it is estimated that 250 had been sentenced for unlawful import-export.
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Nationality United Kingdom Foreign Not recorded All Offence Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage All offences 810 100 221 100 144 100 1,175 100 1 Including those committed to custody in default of payment of a fine. Provisional figures.
§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign women are held(a)
Female population1 in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 30 June: by type of prisoner and nationality, 1989–92 Type of prisoner and nationality 1989 1990 1991 19922 Untried: United Kingdom3 — — 184 171 Foreign3 — — 57 51 Not recorded3 — — 45 44 All nationalities 378 280 286 266 Convicted unsentenced: United Kingdom3 — — 79 70 Foreign3 — — 7 9 Not recorded3 — — 15 14 All nationalities 98 77 101 93 Sentenced:4 United Kingdom 876 784 719 810 Foreign 269 291 257 221 Not recorded 134 178 172 144 All nationalities 1,279 1,253 1,148 1,175 1 Excluding two non-criminal prisoners. 2 Provisional figures. 3 Nationality was not recorded for untried and convicted unsentenced prisoners prior to 1991. 4 Including those committed to custody in default of payment of a fine.