HC Deb 28 January 1999 vol 324 cc392-4W
Mr. Vaz

To 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]

Mr. Fatchett

The number of British nationals imprisoned overseas (as at 22 January 1999) is 2,266. A breakdown by Country is follows:

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

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