HC Deb 30 November 1964 vol 703 c30W
Captain Kerby

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of women in prison today arrived in Great Britain from overseas in the last decade; and what are their countries of origin.

Miss Bacon

Of the 572 women prisoners serving sentences or committed as non-criminal prisoners in England and Wales on 23rd November, 1964, 62 or 10.84 per cent. stated on reception that they were of overseas nationality or origin. These were made up as follows:

America 2
Austria 2
British Guiana 1
Canada 4
Cyprus 1
Germany 1
Hong Kong 1
Hungary 2
India 4
Republic of Ireland 28
Italy 2
Jamaica 8
Malta 1
Norway 1
South Africa 2
Trinidad 2

I regret that no information is available about the dates of their arrival in this country.