HL Deb 11 March 1999 vol 598 cc41-2WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many women in prison in England and Wales have next of kin or immediate family overseas; and what percentage this is of the current total. [HL1355]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Information in the form requested is not available. However, of the 3, 194 females in prison in England and Wales on 31 January 1999, 485 (15 per cent.) were recorded as being foreign nationals.