HC Deb 28 November 1994 vol 250 cc501-2W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries of the British Commonwealth still retain the death penalty; and what was the number of people in each country under sentence of death on 16 November.

Mr. Baldry

The information is as follows:

Commonwealth Country Numbers Comments
Antigua 1
The Bahamas 32 No executions since 1984
Bangladesh Unavailable
Barbados 17
Belize 8

Commonwealth Country Numbers Comments
Botswana 7 No executions since 1987
Britain Applies only to treason and piracy with violation
Brunei 5
Dominica 4
Ghana Unavailable
Grenada
Guyana 18
India 86
Jamaica 128 No executions since 1988
Kenya 568 No executions since 1984
Lesotho 2
Malawi
Malaysia Unavailable
Maldives Unavailable
Malta Applies only to high treason by members of armed forces
Mauritius 5
Nigeria 50
Pakistan Unavailable
Papua New Guinea
St. Christopher and 2
Nevis
St. Lucia 8
St. Vincent 7
Sierra Leone 73
Singapore 60+
South Africa 335 Moratorim in effect since 1989
Sri Lanaka
Swaziland 5 No executions since 1982
Tanzania Unavailable
Tonga No executions since 1932
Trinidad and Tobago 50
Uganda 193
Western Samoa 3
Zambia 101
Zimbabwe 100 No executions since 1988