HC Deb 31 July 1998 vol 317 c857W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are(a) the numbers and (b) the proportions of prisoners who are (i) Asian and (ii) Afro-Caribbean. [54212]

Mr. George Howarth

The latest available information on the ethnicity of prisoners is for 30 June 1998 and is given in the table.

Percentage of prisoners in prison by ethnic group on 30 June 19981
Ethnic group Number Percentage of total prison population
White 53,647 82
Black
African 1,396 2
Caribbean 4,870 7
Other 1,747 3
Total 8,013 12
South Asian
Indian 694 1
Pakistani 1,151 2
Bangladeshi 169 2—
Total 2,014 3
Chinese and other 2,053 3
Total 65,727 100
1 Provisional figures
2 Less than 0.5 per cent.

Note:

Percentages have been calculated independently and may not sum to 100