§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many(a) male and (b) female foreign nationals from either the United States of America or Canada were either remand prisoners or sentenced prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales as of 20 January;
(2) how many (a) male and (b) female foreign nationals from each south Asian country were either remand prisoners or sentenced prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales as of 20 January;
(3) how many (a) male and (b) female foreign nationals from Hong Kong were either remand prisoners or sentenced prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales as of 20 January;
(4) how many (a) male and (b) female foreign nationals from each middle eastern country were either remand prisoners or sentenced prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales as of 20 January;
(5) how many (a) male and (b) female foreign nationals from each of the Caribbean countries were either remand prisoners or sentenced prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales as of 20 January;
(6) how many (a) male and (b) female Australian nationals were (i) remand or (ii) sentenced prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales as of 24 January;
(7) how many (a) male and (b) female foreign nationals from each south Pacific country, were (i) remand or (ii) sentenced prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales as of 24 January;
(8) how many (a) male and (b) female foreign nationals from each south American country, were (i) remand or (ii) sentenced prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales as of 24 January;
(9) how many (a) male and (b) female foreign nationals from each of the countries of south-east Asia, were (i) remand prisoners or (ii) sentenced prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales as of 24 January;
565W(10) how many (a) male and (b) female foreign nationals whose nationality was not known, were (i) remand or (ii) sentenced prisoners held in prisons in England and Wales as of 25 January;
(11) how many (a) male and (b) female Chinese nationals were either (i) remand or (ii) sentenced prisoners in prisons in England and Wales as of 25 January;
(12) what was the number of (a) male and (b) female Vietnamese nationals who were either (i) remand or (ii) sentenced prisoners in prisons in England and Wales as of 25 January.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
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Population in Prison Service Establishments, in England and Wales, by type of prisoner and nationality as at 30 September 1993 Type of prisoner Nationality Remand Male Sentenced1 All1 Remand Female Sentenced1 All1 United Kingdom 10,251 30,839 41,090 365 1,024 1,389 Irish Republic 157 372 529 2 10 12 All foreign natonals 553 1,767 2,320 70 185 255 Not recorded 45 553 598 2 16 18 Europe Albania 1 1 2 — — — Andorra 2 8 10 — — — Austria 1 4 5 — — — Belgium 9 13 22 — 1 1 Cyprus 8 36 44 1 1 2 Czechoslovakia 1 2 3 — — — Denmark — 3 3 — — — Finland — 1 1 — — — France 13 16 29 2 2 4 German Democratic Republic 2 2 4 — — — German Federal Republic 11 26 37 3 — 3 Gibraltar — 1 1 — 1 1 Greece 1 11 12 — 1 1 Hungary 1 2 3 — 1 1 Italy 19 43 62 — 4 4 Luxembourg — 1 1 — — — Malta 2 6 8 — — — Netherlands 35 53 88 4 6 10 Norway — 1 1 — — — Poland — 7 7 — 1 1 Portugal 13 14 27 3 — 3 Romania 1 2 3 — — — Spain 15 20 35 2 — 2 Sweden — 2 2 — — — Switzerland — 1 1 — 1 1 Turkey 16 54 70 — 1 1 Yugoslavia 1 9 10 — — — Middle East Afghanistan 1 2 3 — — — Egypt — 4 4 — — — Iran 2 22 24 — 1 1 Israel 3 10 13 — — — Iraq 1 5 6 — — — Jordan 2 6 8 1 — 1 Kuwait — 2 2 — — — Lebanon 3 9 12 — — — Saudi Arabia — 1 1 — — — Sierra Leone 2 7 9 — — — Syrian Arab Republic 2 1 3 — — — United Arab Emirates — 2 2 — — — Yemen Arab Republic (North) 1 — 1 — — — Yemen Peoples Democratic Republic (South) 1 1 2 — — — India 35 169 204 — 10 10 Pakistan 55 199 254 2 7 9 Bangladesh 6 36 42 — — — Hong Kong — 5 5 — 1 1 Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 31 January 1994:
FOREIGN NATIONALS
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your twelve recent Questions asking how many (a) male and (b) female foreign nationals from either the United States of America or Canada, each South Asian country, Hong Kong, each Middle Eastern country, each of the Caribbean countries, Australia, each South Pacific country, each South American country, each South East Asian country, China, Vietnam and unrecorded countries were either remand prisoners or sentenced prisoners being held in prisons in England and Wales as of 20, 24 and 25 January.
The latest available provisional information is for 30 September 1993. The attached table gives a complete breakdown of the prison population by nationality as recorded centrally, including the nationalities specified in your questions.
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Type of prisoner Nationality Remand Male Sentenced1 All1 Remand Female Sentenced1 All1 Other Asia Burma — 2 2 — — — China 3 7 10 — 1 1 British India Ocean Terr 2 1 3 — — — Korea Republic (South) — 1 1 — 2 2 Malaysia 3 5 8 1 — 1 Nepal 1 — 1 — — — Philippines — 3 3 1 1 2 Sri Lanka 3 12 15 — — — Singapore 3 3 6 — — — Thailand — 2 2 — 1 1 Vietnam 5 8 13 — — — Africa Algeria — 7 7 — — — Angola — 5 5 — — — Benin — — — — 1 1 Central African Republic 4 2 6 — — — Ivory Coast 1 1 2 — — — Ethiopia 1 2 3 — — — Ghana 16 41 57 5 18 23 Gambia — 4 4 — — — Kenya 2 25 27 1 — 1 Liberia 1 2 3 — — — Libya 1 7 8 — — — Morocco 6 18 24 — 1 1 Mauritania — 2 2 — 1 1 Mauritius 1 8 9 — — — Malawi — 3 3 — 1 1 Nigeria 37 134 171 14 48 62 Seychelles 1 4 5 — — — Sudan — 1 1 — 1 1 St. Helena — 1 1 — — — Somalia 9 9 18 — — — Tunisia — 6 6 — — — Tanzania 4 5 9 1 — 1 Uganda 4 15 19 — — — South Africa 3 17 20 — 2 2 Zambia 4 3 7 — 1 1 Zaire 2 6 8 — — — Zimbabwe 2 9 11 — — — Caribbean Antigua 2 7 9 — — — Barbados 2 13 15 1 1 2 Costa Rica — 1 1 — — — Cuba — 1 1 — — — Dominica — 7 7 — — — Dominican Republic 1 3 4 — 1 1 Grenada 2 5 7 — 1 1 Haiti — 1 1 — — — Jamaica 109 322 431 16 31 47 St. Lucia 4 12 16 — — — Monserrat — 2 2 — — — St. Christopher and Nevis — 2 2 — — — Trinidad and Tobago 4 10 14 — — — St. Vincent and Grenadines — 10 10 — 1 1 United States of America 15 40 55 3 17 20 Canada 4 14 18 — 1 1 America (North and South) Argentina 3 1 4 — — — Belize — 1 1 — — — Bolivia — 2 2 — 1 1 Brazil — 4 4 1 2 3 Cayman Islands — 1 1 — — — Chile — 4 4 2 — 2 Colombia 2 43 45 1 4 5 Guyana 6 20 26 2 6 8 Mexico — 1 1 — — — Peru — 6 6 — — — Surinam 1 — 1 — — — Uruaguay 1 1 2 — — — Venezuela — 3 3 — — —
Type of prisoner Nationality Remand Male Sentenced1 All1 Remand Female Sentenced1 All1 Australia 6 18 24 1 — 1 New Zealand 3 11 14 1 1 2 Oceania Fiji 1 — 1 — — — Guam — — — 1 — 1 Papua New Guinea 1 — 1 — — — Solomon Islands 1 — 1 — — — 1 Includes Immigration Act detainees, non-criminal prisoners and persons committed in default of payment of a fine.