HL Deb 03 February 2005 vol 669 cc56-9WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 26 March 2003 (WA 76), whether they will publish a table showing how many people were in prison at the latest convenient date, broken down by nationality and sex. [HL846]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The information requested, as recorded on the Prison Service central IT

Male Female All
All nationalities 70,900 4,372 75,272
UK nationals 61,469 3,515 64,984
Foreign nationals 8,315 768 9,083
Not recorded 1,116 89 1,205
Total Africa 1,891 168 2,059
Algeria 147 1 148
Angola 65 - 65
Benin 3 - 3
Botswana 3 - 3
Burkina Faso 2 - 2
Burundi 3 - 3
Cameroon, United Republic 15 - 18
Central African Republic 12 1 13
Chad 1 - 1
Congo, Republic of 80 6 86
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 21 - 21
Democratic Republic of Congo 48 2 50
Djibouti 1 - 1
Egypt 21 - 21
Equatorial Guinea 1 - 1
Ethiopia 31 4 35
French Guiana 3 - 3
Gabon 1 - 1
Gambia 36 1 37
Ghana 149 24 173
Guinea 11 - 11
Kenya 62 3 65
Liberia 27 2 29
Libya 18 - 18
Malawi 9 2 11
Mali - 1 1
Mauritania 2 - 2
Mauritius 10 - 10
Morocco 38 2 40
Mozambique 1 - 1
Namibia 1 - 1
Niger 2 - 2
Nigeria 417 73 490
Rwanda 9 - 9
Sao Tome and Principe 1 - 1
Senegal 6 - 6
Seychelles 2 - 2
Sierre Leone 53 1 54
Somalia 234 5 239
South Africa 121 21 142
Sudan 19 1 20
Tanzania 11 - 11
Togo 10 2 12
Tunisia 14 - 14
Uganda 58 2 60
Zambia 17 1 18
Zimbabwe 94 11 105
Total Asia 1,132 51 1,183
Bangladesh 125 2 127
Bhutan 1 - 1
British Indian Ocean Territories 1 - 1
China 176 17 193
Hong Kong 9 - 9
India 232 7 239
Indonesia 4 - 4
Japan 1 - 1
Korea, Republic of (Sth) 3 2 5
Malaysia 17 4 21
Maldives 1 - 1
Mongolia 5 - 5
Myanmar 1 - 1
Nepal 5 - 5

system on 30 November 2004, is provided in the table below.

Population in prison establishments*, by nationality and sex, England and Wales, 30 November 2004.

Male Female All
Total Europe 2,382 228 2,610
Albania 97 - 97
Andorra 2 - 2
Armenia 6 - 6
Austria 6 1 7
Azerbijan 2 - 2
Belgium 35 9 44
Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 1 8
Bulgaria 6 1 7
Croatia 5 - 5
Cyprus 57 - 57
Czech Republic 14 1 15
Denmark 12 1 13
Estonia 4 - 4
Finland 3 - 3
France 106 22 128
Georgia 7 - 7
Germany 87 18 104
Gibraltar 3 - 3
Greece 18 3 21
Hungary 22 - 22
Irish Republic 638 41 679
Italy 114 15 129
Kazakhstan 1 - 1
Kyrgystan 2 - 2
Latvia 21 1 22
Lichtenstein 1 - 1
Lithuania 63 8 71
Macedonia 8 - 8
Malta 8 - 8
Moldova 38 1 39
Netherlands 129 37 166
Norway 4 - 4
Poland 66 5 71
Portugal 149 13 162
Romania 125 18 142
Russia 80 5 85
Serbia and Montenegro 101 1 102
Slovakia 8 2 10
Slovenia 1 - 1
Spain 69 15 84
Sweden 11 5 16
Switzerland 7 2 9
Turkey 240 4 244
Total Middle East 482 11 492
Afghanistan 66 - 66
Bahrain 1 - 1
Iran 113 6 118
Iraq 215 - 215
Israel 19 1 20
Jordan 7 1 8
Kuwait 9 - 9
Lebanon 17 1 18
Saudi Arabia 10 - 10
Syrian Arab Republic 10 - 10
United Arab Emirates 4 1 5
Yemen, Republic of 11 1 12
Total North America 106 22 128
Canada 31 6 37
United States of America 76 16 92
Total Oceania 36 2 38
Australia 19 1 20
Fiji 5 - 5
French Southern Territories 1 - 1
Kiribati 1 - 1
New Zealand 6 1 7
Papua New Guinea 2 - 2
Male Female All
Pakistan 352 8 360
Phillipines 14 1 15
Singapore 2 - 2
Sri Lanka 130 1 131
Surinam 6 2 8
Thailand 2 2 4
Vietnam 44 6 50
Total Central/South America 249 27 276
Argentina 9 - 9
Belize 1 - 1
Bolivia 6 1 7
Brazil 31 6 37
Chile 11 - 11
Columbia 115 10 124
Costa Rica 3 1 4
Ecuador 7 - 7
Mexico 6 - 6
Nicaragua 1 - 1
Panama 2 - 2
Paraguay 1 - 1
Peru 4 1 5
Venezuela 52 8 60

* Figures include persons held in immigration removal centres at Dover, Hasler and Lindholme.