§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women are in prison for(a) drug offences, (b) drug trafficking offences and (c) supply offences; and of these groups of women, what percentage (i) have dependent children, (ii) are UK nationals and (iii) are non-UK nationals, giving countries of nationality in each case. [143408]
§ Paul GogginsInformation as at the end of June 2003 on the number of women in prison in England and Wales for drug offences, drug trafficking offences and supply offences, and the percentage of these who are UK nationals and non UK nationals are given in the following tables.
Information on the number of women in prison for drugs offences who have dependent children is not available.
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Females by drug offences and nationality Percentage Unlawful import/export Unlawful supply Possession with intent to supply Possession Other drugs offences United States 2 0 0 0 7 Venezuela 1 0 0 0 0 Other 4 0 3 0 1 Total 100 100 100 100 100 Note: Figures are rounded and therefore may not add to 100.