§ Mr. HoltTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department as at December 1988, how many prisoners serving a year or more were from(a) the Republic of Ireland, (b) the Benelux countries, (c) the West Indies, (d) the United States of America, (e) the Indian sub continent, (f) South America, (g) the middle east and (h) Australasia.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe latest readily available information is given in the table below. The recording of nationality for citizens of Commonwealth countries, Pakistan and the Irish Republic is not always reliable.
Prisoners in prison service establishments in England and Wales on 30 June 1988 who were serving sentences of one year or more: by nationality Nationality Number1 Republic of Ireland 370 Benelux countries 30 West Indies 510 United States of America and Puerto Rice 40 Indian sub-continent 570 South America 130 Middle East 90 Australia and New Zealand 30 British and other nationalities 26,940 Nationality not recorded 3,710 All nationalities 32,420 1 Rounded estimates. Checking of individual cases would involve disproportionate cost.