§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many, and what percentage of prisoners(a) nationally and (b) in Leicestershire are (i) of Asian origin and (ii) of Afro Caribbean origin. [28578]
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§ Ms QuinInformation on the ethnicity of prisoners is given in the table.
Percentage of prisoners in prison by ethnic group on 31 December 1997 Leicestershire England and Wales (Provisional) Ethnic Group Per cent. Number Per cent. Number White 82 2,016 81 50,271 Black African 1 30 2 1,387 Caribbean 6 148 8 4,694 Other 3 83 3 1,598 Total 11 261 12 7,679 South Asian Indian 3 84 1 788 Pakistani 2 46 2 1,048 Bangladeshi — 7 — 146 Total 6 137 3 1,982 Chinese and Other 1 36 3 2,108 Total 100 2,450 100 62,040 Percentages have been calculated independently and may not sum to 100.
The symbol '—' = less than 0.5 per cent.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of prisoners in(a) Leicestershire and (b) each individual prison in Leicestershire. [28575]
§ Ms QuinThe figures requested are given in the table.
Total population of prisoners in prison in Leicestershire on 31 December 1997 Prison Number Ashwell 454 Gartree 363 Glen Parva 844 Leicester 333 Stocken 456 Total 2,450