§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish, for the end of September, a list of foreign nationals in the prisons of England and Wales, identified by nationality and sex. [HL4148]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonProvisional information for 30 September 1999 is given in the table.
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Population of foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales on 30 September 19991 by nationality and sex Males Females Total All Nationalities 62,270 3,344 65,614 British 57,272 2,828 60,100 Foreign Nationals 4,804 507 5,311 Total Europe 1,880 153 2,033 Albania 26 0 26 Andorra 1 0 1 Armenia 4 0 4 Austria 7 1 8 Azerbaijan 3 0 3 Belgium 44 6 50 Bosnia-Hercegovina 3 3 6 Bulgaria 8 0 8 Croatia 4 0 4 Cyprus 84 2 86 Czechozlovakia 20 1 21 Denmark 23 3 26 Estonia 2 0 2 Finland 3 0 3 France 66 3 69 Georgia 2 0 2 110WA
Population of foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales on 30 September 19991 by nationality and sex Males Females Total Germany 103 16 119 Gibraltar 1 0 1 Greece 15 0 15 Hungary 8 0 8 Iceland 1 0 1 Irish Republic- 662 42 704 Italy 103 4 107 Kazakhstan 1 0 1 Latvia 4 1 5 Lithuania 27 0 27 Malta 14 0 14 Moldavia 4 0 4 Netherlands 173 36 209 Norway 0 1 1 Poland 30 3 32 Portugal 69 8 77 Romania 32 1 33 San Marino 1 0 1 Serbia 2 0 2 Sweden 1 1 2 Slovakia 4 1 5 Spain 74 17 91 Switzerland 6 0 6 Turkey 174 2 176 Turkmenistan 8 0 8 USSR 21 1 22 Yugoslavia 42 1 43 Total Asia 831 33 864 Bangladesh 120 0 120 Burma 1 0 1 Cambodia 1 0 1 China 68 1 69 Hong Kong 10 1 11 India 209 12 221 Indonesia 3 1 4 Japan 3 0 3 Korea (Sth) 4 0 4 Malaysia 8 1 9 Mongolia 1 0 1 Nepal 4 0 4 Pakistan 319 9 328 Philippines 5 1 6 Singapore 2 0 2 Sri Lanka 35 0 35 Surinam 4 1 5 Thailand 3 0 3 Vietnam 31 6 37 Total Middle East 117 3 120 Afghanistan 15 0 15 Bahrain 1 0 1 Iran 37 1 38 Iraq 19 0 19 Israel 10 1 11 Jordan 6 0 6 Kuwait 4 0 4 Lebanon 11 1 12 Oman 2 0 2 Qatar 1 0 1 Saudi Arabia 3 0 3 Syrian Arab Republic 3 0 3 United Arab Emirates 3 0 3 Yemen 2 0 2 Total North America 101 27 128 Canada 29 6 35 United States of America 72 21 93 Total Central or South America 171 33 204 Argentina 3 0 3 111WA
Population of foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales on 30 September 19991 by nationality and sex Males Females Total Bolivia 1 1 2 Brazil 16 8 24 Chile 8 0 8 Colombia 103 21 124 Ecuador 5 0 5 French Guyana 1 0 1 Guatemala 4 0 4 Mexico 2 0 2 Nicaragua 1 0 1 Panama 2 0 2 Peru 7 1 8 Uruguay 1 0 1 Venezuela 17 2 19 Total West Indies 821 184 1,005 Anguilla 2 0 2 Antigua 9 0 9 Aruba 1 0 1 Bahamas 1 0 1 Barbados 19 0 19 Cayman Islands 2 0 2 Cuba 3 0 3 Dominica 4 0 4 Dominican Republic 1 0 1 Grenada 13 3 16 Guyana 26 2 28 Jamaica 680 174 854 Montserrat 4 0 4 Netherland Antilles 4 0 4 St Kitts and Nevis 4 1 5 St Lucia 14 2 16 St Vincent & The Grenadines 3 0 3 Trinidad and Tobago 31 2 33 Total Africa 836 68 904 Algeria 69 0 69 Angola 24 0 24 Botswana 1 0 1 Burundi 2 0 2 Cameroon, United Republic of 2 0 2 Central African Republic 6 0 6 Chad 1 0 1 Congo 5 0 5 Egypt 13 0 13 Ethiopia 17 0 17 Gabon 2 0 2 Gambia 8 1 9 Ghana 79 16 95 Guinea 2 0 2 Ivory Coast 8 2 10 Kenya 35 5 40 Liberia 4 0 4 Libya 12 0 12 Malawi 7 0 7 Mali 1 0 1 Mauritania 2 0 2 Mauritius 8 0 8 Morocco 39 0 39 Namibia 1 0 1 Niger 1 0 1 Nigeria 173 20 193 Rwanda 4 0 4 Senegal 1 0 1 Seychelles 3 1 4 Sierre Leone 22 2 24 Somalia 100 0 100 South Africa 71 14 85 St Helena 2 0 2 Sudan 5 0 5 Swaziland 2 1 3 Tanzania 9 0 9 Togo 4 1 5 Tunisia 11 0 11
Population of foreign nationals in prisons in England and Wales on 30 September 19991 by nationality and sex Males Females Total Uganda 24 0 24 Zaire 38 2 40 Zambia 8 1 9 Zimbabwe 10 2 12 Total Oceania 32 6 38 Australia 22 5 27 French Southern Territories 2 0 2 Herd and McDonald Island 1 0 1 New Zealand 7 1 8 Total Other 15 0 15 Antartica 11 0 11 Ascension Island 2 0 2 Greenland 2 0 2 Not Recorded 194 9 203 1 Provisional figures.
Removals and voluntary departures(1) of asylum applicants, excluding dependants, by month, 1995 to 1998 1995 1996 1997 1998 Port Removals(2) In Country Removals(3) Total Removals Port Removals (2) In Country Removals (3) Total Removals Port Removals(2) In Country Removals (3) Total Removals Port Removals (2)(p) In Country Removals (3)(p) Total Removals (p) January 135 82 217 203 158 361 342 216 558 314 286 600 February 117 71 188 187 119 306 351 247 598 266 260 526 March 141 85 226 177 150 327 434 260 694 241 313 554 April 114 92 206 224 147 371 386 288 674 213 253 466 May 142 92 234 186 150 336 427 240 667 275 214 489 June 138 96 234 184 181 365 350 237 587 238 244 482 July 144 87 231 180 177 357 367 267 634 262 294 556 August 155 118 273 230 203 433 350 271 621 266 343 609 September 153 125 278 232 209 441 250 244 494 277 253 530 October 183 146 329 262 198 460 306 280 586 347 322 669 November 238 144 182 284 209 493 262 263 525 359 334 693 December 226 152 378 347 244 591 274 246 520 393 324 717 Grand Total 1,886 1,290 3,176 2,696 2,145 4,841 4,099 3,059 7,158 3,451 3,440 6,891 (1) Revised data. (2) Includes any voluntary departure up to and including notification of the decision on the asylum application but excludes any subsequent departure. (3) Includes removals under enforcement powers and those departing voluntarily following enforcement action but excludes all other voluntary departures. (p) Provisional.
Asylum applications1 received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and initial decisions on applications by month. Applications Decisions Total Port In Country Total decisions Grants of asylum Grants of ELR Refusals 1994 January 2,350 775 1,575 1,245 45 245 955 February 2,000 720 1,285 1,430 80 245 1,110 March 2,755 770 1,990 1,685 55 240 1,390 April 2,505 790 1,720 1,300 35 230 1,040 May 2,650 760 1,895 1,915 110 370 1,435 June 2,465 735 1,730 1,780 60 350 1,365 July 2,645 755 1,890 1,835 85 245 1,505 August 2,695 900 1,795 1,985 78 265 1,645 September 3,695 1,315 2,385 1,950 55 355 1,540 October 2,995 950 2,045 2,170 90 415 1,660 November 3,125 745 2,375 2,185 70 425 1,690 December 2,940 1,020 1,920 1,500 65 275 1,160 Total 32,830 10,230 22,600 20,990 825 3,660 16,500 1995 January 3,570 1,045 2,525 2,450 130 435 1,885 February 3,030 875 2,150 2,385 155 570 1,665 March 3,310 1,025 2,285 2,515 135 525 1,855 April 2,810 960 1,850 1,965 55 420 1,475 May 3,450 990 2,460 2,015 85 385 1,540 June 3,630 1,090 2,540 2,150 80 400 1,675