§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the present number of(a) men and (b) women who are foreign nationals and who are serving prison sentences in prisons in the United Kingdom on 30 June;
(2) how many foreign nationals are at present serving life sentences in prisons in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIt is estimated from records held centrally, which are approximate, that on 31 March 1988 about 600 male and 50 female sentenced prisoners in prison department establishments were of foreign nationality, excluding citizens of Commonwealth countries, Pakistan and Eire. Of these, about 80 were serving life sentences. The recording of nationality for citizens of Commonwealth countries, Pakistan and Eire is not sufficiently reliable for estimates of their numbers to be given.