§ 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, giving the name of the country and the number of citizens of that country, as in the Written Answer given on 20 May 1996 (WA79–82). [HL2773)
§ Lord Williams of MostynProvisional information for 31 March 1999 is given in the table.
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Population of foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales on 31 March 19991 by nationality and sex Males Females Males and females All Nationalities 61,036 3,176 64,212 British 56,199 2,685 58,884 Foreign nationals 4,775 487 5,262 Europe 1,869 133 2,002 Albania 34 1 35 Andorra 1 0 1 Armenia 1 0 1 Austria 5 3 8 Azerbaijan 1 0 1 Belgium 50 8 58 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 3 5 Bulgaria 6 0 6 Croatia 2 0 2 Cyprus 82 2 84 Czechoslovakia 10 0 10 Denmark 17 2 19 Estonia 1 0 1 Finland 3 0 3 France 67 5 72 Georgia 1 0 1 Germany 97 14 111 Gibraltar 2 0 2 Greece 19 0 19 Hungary 6 0 6 Iceland 1 0 1 Irish Republic 676 27 703 Italy 112 1 113 Kazakhstan 2 0 2 Kyrgyzstan 1 0 1 Latvia 3 1 4 Lichtenstein 1 0 1 Lithuania 13 2 15 Malta 16 0 16 Netherlands 177 34 211 Norway 1 0 1 Poland 27 1 28 36WA
Population of foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales on 31 March 19991 by nationality and sex Males Females Males and females Portugal 70 9 79 Romania 33 1 34 San Marino 1 0 1 Serbia 2 0 2 Sweden 4 4 8 Slovakia 3 0 3 Spain 64 12 76 Switzerland 3 0 3 Turkey 173 3 176 Turkmenistan 3 0 3 Russia 18 0 18 Uzbekistan 1 0 1 Yugoslavia 57 0 57 Asia 834 20 854 Bangladesh 100 1 101 Brunei 1 0 1 Burma 2 0 2 Cambodia 1 0 1 China 52 3 55 Hong Kong 9 0 9 India 227 6 233 Indonesia 1 1 2 Japan 3 1 4 Korea (North) 3 0 3 Korea (South) 4 0 4 Malaysia 13 0 13 Mongolia 1 0 1 Nepal 1 0 1 Pakistan 319 6 325 Philippines 5 1 6 Singapore 3 0 3 Sri Lanka 47 0 47 Surinam 5 0 5 Thailand 4 0 4 Vietnam 33 1 34 Middle East 117 3 120 Afghanistan 14 0 14 Iran 35 2 37 Iraq 19 0 19 Israel 9 0 9 Jordan 6 0 6 Kuwait 3 0 3 Lebanon 10 1 11 Qatar 1 0 1 Saudi Arabia 7 0 7 Syrian Arab Republic 4 0 4 United Arab Emirates 4 0 4 Yemen 5 0 5 North America 102 32 134 Canada 32 6 38 United States of America 70 26 96 Central or South America 153 29 182 Argentina 1 0 1 Bolivia 1 1 2 Brazil 10 4 14 Chile 6 1 7 Colombia 101 21 122 Ecuador 1 0 1 Guatemala 3 0 3 Honduras 1 0 1 Mexico 3 0 3 37WA
Population of foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales on 31 March 19991 by nationality and sex Males Females Males and females Nicaragua 1 0 1 Panama 1 0 1 Paraguay 1 0 1 Peru 5 0 5 Uruguay 0 1 1 Venezuela 18 1 19 West Indies 779 173 952 Antigua 8 1 9 Bahamas 1 0 1 Barbados 22 0 22 Cayman Islands 2 0 2 Dominica 2 0 2 Dominican Republic 1 1 2 Grenada 12 4 16 Guyana 26 3 29 Haiti 0 1 1 Jamaica 647 155 802 Montserrat 2 0 2 Netherland Antilles 3 0 3 St. Christopher & Nevis 0 1 1 St. Kitts and Nevis 4 0 4 St. Lucia 18 2 20 St. Vincent & The Grenadines 3 0 3 Trinidad & Tobago 28 5 33 Africa 880 92 972 Algeria 69 0 69 Angola 25 1 26 Botswana 1 0 1 Burundi 1 0 1 Cameroon, United Republic of 4 0 4 Central African Republic 6 0 6 Congo 7 0 7 Egypt 17 1 18 Ethiopia 15 0 15 Gambia 7 2 9 Ghana 98 18 116 Guinea 2 0 2 Ivory Coast 8 2 10 Kenya 39 5 44 Liberia 9 0 9 Libya 15 0 15 Malawi 3 1 4 Mali 2 0 2 Mauritania 3 0 3 Mauritius 9 0 9 Morocco 31 0 31 Namibia 1 0 1 Niger 1 0 1 Nigeria 212 27 239 Rwanda 6 0 6 Seychelles 4 1 5 Sierre Leone 19 1 20 Somalia 90 1 91 South Africa 71 20 91 St. Helena 2 0 2 Sudan 4 0 4 Swaziland 2 1 3 Tanzania 5 1 6 38WA
Population of foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales on 31 March 19991 by nationality and sex Males Females Males and females Togo 3 1 4 Tunisia 7 0 7 Uganda 35 1 36 Zaire 26 1 27 Zambia 11 3 14 Zimbabwe 10 4 14 Oceania 41 5 46 Australia 25 4 29 Fiji 1 0 1
Population of foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales on 31 March 19991 by nationality and sex Males Females Males and females French Southern Territories 2 0 2 Guam 1 0 1 Herd and Mcdonald Island 1 0 1 New Zealand 9 1 10 Papua New Guinea 2 0 2 Not Recorded 62 4 66 1Provisional figures.