§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British nationals are currently imprisoned overseas; and if he will provide a breakdown by country. [66946]
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§ Mr. FatchettThe number of British nationals imprisoned overseas (as at 22 January 1999) is 2,266. A breakdown by Country is follows:
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Country Number of prisoners Antigua 3 Argentina 6 Australia 93 Austria 23 Bahamas 4 Bahrain 8 Bali 1 Bangladesh 3 Barbados 7 Belgium 81 Belize 1 Bolivia 2 Brazil 18 Brunei 1 Bulgaria 5 Cambodia 1 Canada 22 Cayman Islands 1 China 20 CIS 2 Colombia 5 Croatia 1 Cuba 6 Cyprus 6 Czech Republic 4 Dem. Rep. Congo 3 Denmark 23 Djibouti 2 Dominican Republic 4 Ecuador 10 Egypt 1 Estonia 1 Finland 2 France 321 Germany 109 Gibraltar 1 Greece 13 Grenada 3 Guatemala 1 Guinea 4 Guyana 1 Hong Kong 19 Hungary 2 Iceland 1 India 35 Indonesia 8 Iran 4 Ireland 35 Israel 5 Italy 26 Jamaica 28 Japan 18 Jordan 1 Kenya 2 Korea 3 Kuwait 5 Laos 1 Luxembourg 2 Malawi 1 Malaysia 2 Malta 1 Mauritius 2 Mexico 4 Morocco 31 Mozambique 1 Nepal 4 Netherlands 82 Neth. Antilles 1 New Zealand 5
Country Number of prisoners Nigeria 1 Norway 18 Oman 1 Pakistan 13 Panama 1 Peru 9 Philippines 27 Poland 2 Portugal 28 Qatar 11 Romania 1 Rwanda 1 Saudi Arabia 3 Sierra Leone 3 Singapore 19 South Africa 27 Spain 305 Sri Lanka 7 St. Lucia 7 Sweden 31 Switzerland 21 Syria 2 Taiwan 9 Tanzania 1 Thailand 151 Trinidad 4 Tunisia 1 Turkey 7 UAE 26 Uganda 2 Uruguay 1 USA 344 Uzbekistan 1 Venezuela 11 Vietnam 10 Yemen 6 Zimbabwe 2