§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Venezuelan nationals there are in British prisons. [78125]
§ Mr. George HowarthThe latest available provisional information is for 31 December 1998. On that date, there were 16 Venezuelan nationals (15 males and 1 female) in prisons in England and Wales. Information on the numbers of Venezuelan nationals held in prisons in Scotland and Northern Ireland are available from the Secretary of State for Scotland and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland respectively.