HC Deb 04 May 1995 vol 259 cc269-71W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many United Kingdom citizens were serving prison sentences in overseas prisons

British citizens and others in prison overseas for drugs offences on 18 April 1995
1BC 2BDTC 3BS 4BPP 5CC 6HKC0I 7NONBRIT Total
Angola 1 — — — — — — 1
Argentina 6 — — — — — — 6
Australia 14 4 1 — — 3 — 22
Austria 4 12 — — — — — 16
Bahrain 2 — — — — — — 2
Barbados 4 — — — — — — 4
Belgium 24 1 — — 1 — — 26
Bolivia 1 — — — — — — 1
Brazil 8 — — — — — 3 11
Canada 4 2 — — — — — 6
China 3 — — — — — — 3
CIS 0 1 — — 1 — — 2
Colombia 2 — — — 1 — — 3
Costa Rica 1 — — — 1 — — 2
Cuba 1 — — — — — — 1
Denmark 17 1 — — — 1 — 19
Egypt — — — — 4 — —. 4
Equador 1 — — — — — — 1
Ethiopia 1 — — — — — — 1
Fiji 2 — — — — — — 2
Finland 1 — — — — — — 1
France 289 — 2 — 8 — 1 300
Germany 20 2 — — — 1 — 23
Ghana 1 — — — — — — 1
Grand Cayman 1 — — — — — — 1
Greece 10 2 — — 14 — — 26
Hong Kong 3 — — — — — — 3
Iceland 1 — — — — — — 1
India 17 — — — — — — 17
Indonesia 1 — — — 1 — — 2
Israel 1 — — — — — — 1
Italy 11 3 — — 3 — — 17
Jamaica 5 — — — — — 1 6
Japan 18 9 — — — — — 27
Kenya 2 — — — — — — 2
Korea 2 — — — — — — 2
Luxembourg 0 1 — — — — — 1
Malaysia 1 1 — — — 1 — 3
Malawi — — — — 1 — — 1
Mexico 1 — 2 — 2 — — 5
Morocco 22 2 — — 5 — 1 30
Nepal 5 — — — 4 — — 9
Neth. Antilles 1 — — — 1 — — 2
Netherlands 17 3 — — 1 — — 21
New Zealand 5 — — — — — — 5
Nigeria 3 — — — — — — 3
Norway 7 — — — — — — 7
Pakistan — — — — — — — 0
Papua New Guinea 1 — — — — — — 1
Paraguay 1 — — — — — — 1
Peru 3 — — — — — — 3
Philippines 2 3 — — — 8 1 14
Portugal 9 — — — 5 — — 14

for drug offences on 18 April; and if he will list the figures (a) by gender (b) by country in what the sentences are being served. [22379]

Mr. Baldry

On 18 April 1995, there were 999 British citizens serving sentences for drugs offences around the world. In addition, there were a further 321 other British nationals, and others to whom we extend consular protection, for example, British dependent territories citizens, unrepresented Commonwealth nationals or EU nationals. Following is a table giving the breakdown by national status and by whereabouts.

A division by gender could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.

British citizens and others in prison overseas for drugs offences on 18 April 1995
1BC 2BDTC 3BS 4BPP 5CC 6HKC0I 7NONBRIT Total
Singapore 1 2 — — — 1 — 4
Slovenia — — — — 1 — — 1
Spain 258 10 — 1 35 — — 304
Sri Lanka 4 — — — — — — 4
Sweden 13 — — — — — 1 14
Switzerland 9 2 1 — — — — 12
Taiwan 3 — — — — — — 3
Tanzania 1 — — — — — — 1
Thailand 23 62 — — 34 19 — 138
Trinidad 9 — — — — — — 9
Turkey 9 — — — 6 — — 15
Turks and Caicos — — — — — — 1 1
UAE 0 — 1 — 1 — — 2
United States of America 112 6 — — 2 6 2 128
Viet nam 0 1 — — — — — 1
Zimbabwe 1 — — — — — — 1
Totals 999 130 7 1 132 40 11 1,320
1 British Citizen.
2 British Dependant Territories Citizen.
3 British Subject (without citizenship) or a person who has British Subject status by virtue of a connection with Southern Ireland.
4 British Protected Person.
5 Commonwealth Citizen.
6 Holder of Hong Kong certificate of identity.
7 Where none of the above are applicable eg. Irish nationals.