§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 19 October 1999 (WA 108), whether they will publish a table to show how many foreign nationals were in prison in England and Wales at the latest convenient date. [HL2145]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)Information for 31 January 2003 is given in the table.
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Population in prisons in England and Wales on 31 Janaury 2003 by nationality and sex Country Males Females All All Nationalities 66,689 4,214 70,903 British 58,042 3,265 61,307 Foreign Nationals 7,600 895 8,495 Afghanistan 43 0 43 Albania 72 2 74 Algeria 141 0 141 Andorra 1 0 1 Angola 36 1 37 Anguilla 1 0 1 Antarctica 10 2 12 Argentina 7 0 7 Armenia 4 0 4 Aruba 1 0 1 Ascension Island 1 0 1 Australia 19 4 23 Austria 3 0 3 Bahamas 4 0 4 Bangladesh 134 2 136 Barbados 30 1 31 Belgium 45 6 51 Belize 1 1 2 Bermuda 2 0 2 Bhutan 1 0 1 Bolivia 4 0 4
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Population in prisons in England and Wales on 31 Janaury 2003 by nationality and sex Country Males Females All Bosnia- Hercegovina 6 1 7 Botswana 1 0 1 Brazil 19 11 30 British India Ocean 0 0 0 Bulgaria 6 1 7 Burma 1 0 1 Burundi 2 0 2 Cambodia 1 0 1 Cameroon, United Republic 14 2 16 Canada 26 4 30 Cayman Islands 1 0 1 Central African Republic 6 0 6 Chad 1 0 1 Chile 11 2 13 China 7" 8 87 Colombia 104 9 113 Congo 37 2 39 Costa Rica 1 0 1 Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 2 0 2 Croatia 4 0 4 Cuba 2 0 2 Cyprus 65 1 66 Czechoslovakia 16 0 16 Denmark 9 0 9 Djibouti 1 0 1 Dominica 6 0 6 Dominican Republic 4 1 5 East Timor (Portuguese) 1 0 1 Ecuador 8 0 8 Egypt 9 0 9 Estonia 3 0 3 Ethiopia 14 0 14 Fiji 2 0 2 Finland 2 0 2 France 83 14 97 French Southern Territories 3 0 3 French Guiana 2 0 2 Gabon 1 0 1 Gambia 22 0 22 Georgia 3 0 3 Germany 84 10 94 Ghana 97 9 106 Gibraltar 2 0 2 Greece 24 3 27 Grenada 11 1 12 Guatemala 2 0 2 Guinea 3 0 3 Guyana 16 3 19 Haiti 2 0 2 Hong Kong 5 0 5 Hungary 20 0 20 India 230 10 240 Indonesia 3 0 3 Iran 83 1 84 Iraq 121 0 121 Irish Republic 597 42 639 Israel 7 0 7 Italy 100 6 106 Ivory Coast 8 0 8 Jamaica 2,372 488 2,860 Japan 1 0 1 Jordan 5 0 5 Kazakhstan 1 0 1 Kenya 61 2 63 Kiribati 1 0 1
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Population in prisons in England and Wales on 31 Janaury 2003 by nationality and sex Country Males Females All Korea Republic of (Sth) 4 2 6 Kuwait 2 0 2 Kyrgystan 2 0 2 Latvia 13 2 15 Lebanon 13 1 14 Liberia 5 1 6 Libya 17 0 17 Lithuania 35 3 38 Luxembourg 1 0 1 Macedonia 2 0 2 Malawi 6 0 6 Malaysia 10 3 13 Mali 1 0 1 Malta 11 1 12 Mauritania 6 0 6 Mauritius 7 0 7 Mexico 4 1 5 Moldova 15 0 15 Mongolia 2 0 2 Montserrat 11 2 13 Morocco 31 2 33 Mozambique 1 0 1 Namibia 1 0 1 Nepal 3 0 3 Netherlands 205 21 226 Netherlands Antilles 12 3 15 New Zealand 7 3 10 Nicaragua 2 0 2 Nigeria 230 43 273 Norway 2 0 2 Oman 1 0 1 Pakistan 383 4 387 Panama 1 0 1 Papua New Guinea 1 1 2 Peru 4 1 5 Philippines 11 4 15 Poland 52 5 57 Portugal 90 12 102 Romania 68 19 87 Rwanda 5 0 5 Sao Tome and Principe 1 0 1 Saudi Arabia 10 1 11 Senegal 2 0 2 Serbia 2 1 3 Seychelles 1 1 2 Sierra Leone 45 2 47 Singapore 1 1 2 Slovakia 7 0 7 Slovenia 1 0 1 Somalia 181 5 186 South Africa 116 25 141 Spain 80 16 96 Sri Lanka 103 1 104 St Christopher & Nevis 2 1 3 St Kitts and Nevis 3 2 5 St Lucia 13 2 15 St Vincent & The Grenadines 6 0 6 Sudan 19 1 20 Surinam 2 1 3 Sweden 3 2 5 Switzerland 6 2 8 Syrian Arab Republic 4 0 4 Tanzania 7 1 8 Territories 1 0 1 Thailand 2 4 6 Togo 5 1 6 Trinidad and Tobago 39 8 47 Tunisia 9 0 9 Turkey 206 1 207
Population in prisons in England and Wales on 31 Janaury 2003 by nationality and sex Country Males Females All Turkmenistan 2 1 3 Uganda 45 0 45 United Arab Emirates 4 0 4 United States of America 62 14 76 USSR 67 1 68 Uzbekistan 2 0 2 Venezuela 31 4 35 Vietnam 35 3 38 Virgin Islands 0 1 1 Yemen Arab Republic (North) 2 0 2 YemenPeoples Dem Rep (Sth) 3 0 3 Yugoslavia 111 2 113 Zaire 40 0 40 Zambia 12 2 14 Zimbabwe 36 4 40 Not recorded 1,047 54 1,101