§ Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of women prisoners 122WS are (a) Jamaican nationals and (b) Jamaican nationals convicted of drug-trafficking offences in each of the last five years. [132317]
§ Paul GogginsThe information on the percentage of women prisoners who are(a) Jamaican nationals and (b) Jamaican nationals convicted of drug-trafficking offences in each of the last five years is provided in the following table.
Population in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales—as at 30 June each year Percentage of female prisoners who are: Jamaican nationals Jamaican nationals convicted of drug-trafficking offences1 1998 4.4 3.1 1999 5.3 4.0 2000 5.6 4.4 2001 8.9 6.8 2002 11.5 9.9 1 Drug-trafficking offences are defined here as unlawful import/ export, possession with intent to supply and unlawful supply.