§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish, for the latest convenient date, a list of foreign nationals in the prisons of England and Wales and of Scotland giving the name of the country and the number of prisoners who are citizens of that country.
§ Baroness BlatchResponsibility 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 to Lord Avebury from the Director General of the Prison Service, Mr. Richard Tilt, dated 20th May 1996.
Lady Blatch has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking for the number and nationalities of foreign nationals in the prison population.
80WAInformation for England and Wales is given in the attached table. Information for Scottish prisons is available from the Scottish Office.
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Foreign nationals in the prison population of England and Wales on 30th April 19961, by nationality and sex Nationality Males Females Males and Females All Nationalities 52,061 2,181 54,242 British 47,354 1,848 49,202 Foreign nationals 3,956 287 4,243 Europe 1,391 69 1,460 Albania 6 — 6 Austria 5 — 5 Azerbaijan 1 — 1 Belgium 28 4 32 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 — 2 Bulgaria 5 — 5 Croatia 1 1 2 Cyprus 70 1 71 Czechoslovakia 5 — 5 Denmark 1 2 3 Finland 3 — 3 France 44 1 45 Georgia 2 — 2 Germany 55 5 60 Gibraltar 1 — 1 Greece 17 — 17 Hungary 8 1 9 Iceland 1 — 1 Irish Republic 612 25 637 Italy 83 4 87 Kirgizstan 1 — 1 Latvia 1 — 1 Lithuania 9 — 9 Luxembourg 1 — 1 Malta 11 1 12 Netherlands 122 17 139 Norway 2 — 2 Poland 29 3 32 Portugal 38 — 38 Romania 17 — 17 Russia 11 1 12 San Marino 1 — 1 Serbia 2 — 2 Sweden 3 — 3 Slovakia 1 — 1 Spain 24 1 25 Switzerland 3 — 3 Turkey 140 1 141 Turkmenistan 2 — 2 Yugoslavia 23 1 24 Asia 806 24 830 Bangladesh 67 2 69 British Indian Ocean Territory 2 — 2 Burma 2 — 2 China 26 1 27 Hong Kong 11 — 11 India 281 5 286 Indonesia 3 — 3 Korea (south) 1 — 1 Lao Peoples Democratic Republic 1 — 1 Malaysia 13 — 13 Maldives 1 — 1 Nepal 2 — 2 Pakistan 311 7 318 Philippines 4 5 9 Singapore 8 — 8 Sri Lanka 30 1 31 82WA
Foreign nationals in the prison population of England and Wales on 30th April 19961, by nationality and sex Nationality Males Females Males and Females Thailand 3 1 4 Vietnam 34 2 36 Yemen (north) 5 — 5 Yemen (south) 1 — 1 West Indies 589 75 664 Anguilla 1 — 1 Antigua 7 — 7 Barbados 19 2 21 Bermuda 1 — 1 Cuba 2 — 2 Dominica 3 1 4 Dominican Republic 5 — 5 Grenada 13 1 14 Guyana 33 13 46 Jamaica 463 56 519 Montserrat 3 — 3 St. Kitts and Nevis 1 — 1 St. Lucia 10 1 11 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4 — 4 Trinidad and Tobago 23 1 24 Virgin Islands 1 — 1 Central/South America 110 14 124 Argentina 1 — 1 Belize 2 — 2 Bolivia 1 — 1 Brazil 9 2 11 Chile 1 — 1 Colombia 65 7 72 Costa Rica — 1 1 Ecuador 3 — 3 Honduras 1 — 1 Mexico 1 — 1 Nicaragua 6 — 6 Panama 1 — 1 Peru 9 3 12 Uruguay 1 — 1 Venezuela 9 1 10 North America 73 17 90 Canada 27 2 29 USA 46 15 61 Middle East 113 3 116 Afghanistan 17 — 17 Egypt 9 1 10 Iran 31 — 31 Iraq 13 — 13 Israel 10 — 10 Jordan 6 — 6 Kuwait 2 — 2 Lebanon 13 — 13 Oman 1 — 1
Foreign nationals in the prison population of England and Wales on 30th April 19961, by nationality and sex Nationality Males Females Males and Females Saudi Arabia 3 — 3 Syria 5 2 7 United Arab Emirates 3 — 3 Africa 827 79 906 Algeria 102 — 102 Angola 14 2 16 Benin 1 — 1 Burundi 1 — 1 Cameroon 2 — 2 Central African Republic 5 — 5 Congo 1 — 1 Djibouti 1 — 1 Ethiopia 7 1 8 Gabon 1 — 1 Gambia 27 1 28 Ghana 94 14 108 Guinea 1 — 1 Ivory Coast 6 — 6 Kenya 39 3 42 Liberia 9 — 9 Libya 14 — 14 Madagascar 1 — 1 Malawi 4 — 4 Mauritania 2 1 3 Mauritius 12 1 13 Morocco 31 — 31 Moza mbique 2 — 2 Namibia 1 — 1 Niger 4 — 4 Nigeria 245 42 287 Rwanda 1 — 1 Seychelles 2 — 2 Sierra Leone 12 — 12 Somalia 44 2 46 South Africa 26 2 28 St. Helena 1 — 1 Sudan 6 — 6 Tanzania 13 2 15 Togo 3 — 3 Tunisia 4 2 6 Uganda 31 2 33 Zaire 40 — 40 Zambia 8 4 12 Zimbabwe 9 — 9 Oceania 47 6 53 Australia 34 2 36 Fiji 1 — 1 New Zealand 12 4 16 Unrecorded 751 46 797 1 Provisional data.