§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women and from which country of origin, are currently serving prison sentences for attempting to bring drugs into the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 3 November 1989]: The latest readily available information is given in the table. The recording of nationality for citizens of Commonwealth countries, Pakistan and the Irish Republic is not always reliable.
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Population of females sentenced for all drugs offences in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 30 June 1989: by nationality Nationality (name of country) Number1 Colombia 14 Ghana 15 Guyana 5 India 6 Jamaica 16 Nigeria 76 United States of America 6 United Kingdom 150 Other nationalities2 25 Not recorded 10 All nationalities 323 1 Provisional. The figures are those recorded centrally which are approximate: detailed checking would involve disproportionate cost. 2 Nationalities with less than five persons recorded.