§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of foreign inmates(a)men and (b) women being held in prisons in England and Wales on 11 July.
§ Mr. MacleanResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 21 July 1994:
479W480WThe Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of foreign inmates (a) men and (b)women being held in prisons in England and Wales on 11 July.The latest available provisional information is for 31 May 1994. On that date there were approximately 3,780 non-British citizens (3,470 males and 310 females) in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales. This includes about 600 male and 20 female nationals from the Irish Republic. Approximately a further 470 persons had no nationality recorded.I also wrote to you on 31 January in reply to your Questions about the number of foreign nationals from varying countries who were detained in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales. Unfortunately, those detained under Immigration Act powers were omitted from the information provided. I attach revised tables. A copy of these tables has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
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Type of Prisoner Nationality Male Female Remand Sentenced1 All2 Remand Sentenced1 All2 Not recorded 43 548 601 2 17 21 Europe Albania 1 — 2 — — — Andorra 2 8 10 — — — Armenia 1 — 1 — — — Austria 1 4 6 — — — Belgium 9 13 22 — 1 1 Cyprus 8 35 46 1 1 2 Czechoslovakia 1 2 3 — — — Denmark — 3 3 — — — Finland — 1 1 — — — France 13 16 35 2 2 4 German Democratic Republic 2 1 4 — — — German Federal Republic 11 26 37 3 — 3 Gibraltar — 1 1 — 1 1 Greece 1 10 12 — 1 1 Hungary 1 2 3 — 1 1 Irish Republic 157 367 526 2 10 12 Italy 19 43 62 — 4 4 Luxembourg — 1 1 — — — Malta 2 6 8 — — — Netherlands 35 52 87 4 6 10 Norway — — 1 — — — Poland — 7 8 — 1 2 Portugal 13 14 28 3 — 3 Romania 1 1 10 — — — Spain 15 19 35 2 — 2 Sweden — 2 2 — — — Switzerland — 1 1 — 1 1 Turkey 16 48 84 — 1 1 USSR — — 2 — — 1 Yugoslavia 1 9 12 — — — Middle East Afghanistan 1 2 3 — — — Bahrain — 1 1 — — — Egypt — 4 6 — — — Iran 2 20 25 — 1 1 Israel 3 10 14 — — — Iraq 1 5 6 — — — Jordan 2 6 8 1 — 1 Kuwait — 2 2 — — — Lebanon 3 8 14 — — — Saudi Arabia — 1 1 — — — Sierre Leone 2 6 19 — — — Syrian Arab Republic 2 1 4 — — — United Arab Emirates — 2 2 — — — Yemen Arab Republic (North) 1 — 1 — — — Yemen Peoples Democratic Republic (South) 1 1 2 — — — India 35 148 293 — 10 10 Pakistan 55 188 257 2 6 9 Bangladesh 6 35 43 — — — Hong Kong — 5 6 — 1 1 Other Asia Burma — 2 2 — — — China 3 7 14 — 1 2 British India Ocean Territory 2 1 3 — — — Indonesia — — 1 — — — Korea Republic (South) — 1 1 — 2 2 Malaysia 3 4 8 1 — 1 Nepal 1 — 1 — — — Philippines — 3 3 1 1 2 Sri Lanka 3 12 17 — — — Singapore 3 3 6 — — — Thailand — 2 2 — 1 1 Vietnam 6 8 14 — — — Africa Algeria — 6 30 — — — Angola — 5 13 — — — Ascension Island — — 1 — — — Benin — — — — 1 1
Type of Prisoner Nationality Male Female Remand Sentenced1 All2 Remand Sentenced1 All2 Cameroon — — 1 — — — Central African Republic 4 2 6 — — — Congo — — 2 — — — Ivory Coast 1 1 4 — — 1 Ethiopia 1 2 3 — — — Ghana 16 34 78 5 18 24 Gambia — 4 4 — — — Guinea — — 2 — — — Kenya 2 25 30 1 — 1 Liberia 1 1 4 — — — Libya 1 7 10 — — — Morocco 6 18 29 — 1 1 Mauritania — 2 2 — 1 1 Mauritius 1 8 9 — — — Malawi — 3 4 — 1 1 Mayotte 1 — 1 — — — Niger — — 1 — — — Nigeria 37 120 217 14 47 71 Senegal — — 1 — — — Seychelles 1 4 5 — — — Sudan — — 2 — 1 1 St. Helena — 1 1 — — — Somalia 9 9 23 — — — Tunisia — 6 7 — — — Tanzania 4 3 10 1 — 1 Uganda 4 13 23 — — — South Africa 3 17 22 — 2 2 Zambia 4 3 7 — 1 1 Zaire 2 4 25 — — — 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 — — — Jamaica 110 317 440 17 30 55 St. Lucia 4 12 17 — — — 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 37 56 3 17 20 Canada 4 13 18 — 1 1 America (North and South) Argentina 3 1 4 — — — Belize — 1 1 — — — Bolivia — 2 2 — 1 1 Brazil 1 4 6 1 2 3 Cayman Islands — 1 1 — — — Chile — 4 4 2 — 2 Colombia 2 42 52 1 4 5 Guyana 6 20 26 2 6 13 Mexico — 1 1 — — — Peru — 6 7 — — — Surinam 1 — 1 — — — Uruguay 1 1 2 — — — Venezuela — 3 3 — — 1 Australia 6 18 25 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 persons committed in default of payment of a fine. 2 Includes Immigration Act detainees and non-criminal prisoners.