§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens are serving custodial sentences in foreign gaols, broken down by country. [159290]
§ Mr. MullinThe figures for the number of British citizens detained overseas are collated on a quarterly basis. The most recent quarter for which we have figures is the quarter ending 31 December 2003.
The following table lists the countries in which British citizens are imprisoned and gives the numbers detained in each, as of 31 December 2003. The totals do not differentiate between those awaiting trial/sentencing and those serving custodial sentences.
The figures represent those prisoners who either requested Consular assistance or who gave permission to the local authorities to notify the Consul of their arrest.
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Country Number of prisoners Albania 1 Antigua and Barbuda 10 Argentina 5 Australia 201 Austria 6 Azerbaijan 1 Bangladesh 1 Barbados 24 Belgium 28 Brazil 33 Cambodia 1 Canada 15 China 12 Colombia 6 Costa Rica 7 Croatia 1 Cuba 3 Cyprus 5 Czech Republic 1 Denmark 11 Ecuador 8 Egypt 8 Ethiopia 1 Finland 2 France 241 Germany 105 Greece 12
Country Number of prisoners Grenada 9 Guyana 6 Hungary 1 Iceland 1 India 28 Indonesia 8 Ireland 75 Israel 2 Italy 21 Jamaica 125 Japan 43 Korea (South) 4 Kuwait 1 Luxembourg 3 Madagascar 2 Malawi 1 Malaysia 3 Malta 5 Mexico 3 Morocco 3 Nepal 1 Netherlands 47 New Zealand 19 Nicaragua 1 Nigeria 1 Norway 5 Oman 3 Pakistan 12 Panama 8 Peru 22 Philippines 19 Poland 2 Portugal 13 Qatar 1 Romania 6 Russia 1 St. Lucia 8 Saudi Arabia 4 Singapore 9 South Africa 21 Spain 283 Surinam 4 Sweden 15 Switzerland 8 Syria 1 Taiwan 23 Thailand 34 Trinidad and Tobago 29 Turkey 5 United Arab Emirates 20 United States of America 690 Venezuela 24 Vietnam 1 Yemen 5 Zimbabwe 2 Total 2,440