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Lord Dholakia
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many male and female prisoners respectively in each ethnic group were (a) British nationals and (b) foreign nationals on 30 June 1997 and (if available) 30 June 1998. [HL 3097]
Lord Williams of Mostyn
The information requested is given in the table.
| Population in prisons in England and Wales by sex, ethnic group and nationality1 | ||||
| Ethnic group/Nationality | 30 June 1997 Males | Females | 30 June 19982Males | Females |
| White | 48,151 | 2,013 | 51,278 | 2,369 |
| British Nationals | 46,607 | 1,919 | 49,563 | 2,241 |
| Foreign Nationals | 1,429 | 86 | 1,597 | 123 |
| Black | 7,062 | 523 | 7,449 | 564 |
| British Nationals | 5,653 | 293 | 5,938 | 315 |
| Foreign Nationals | 1,393 | 230 | 1,492 | 248 |
| South Asian | 1,841 | 25 | 1,983 | 31 |
| British Nationals | 1,211 | 12 | 1,345 | 18 |
| Foreign Nationals | 626 | 11 | 635 | 12 |
| Chinese and Other | 1,684 | 111 | 1,897 | 156 |
| British Nationals | 838 | 52 | 912 | 66 |
| Foreign Nationals | 840 | 59 | 978 | 89 |
| Unrecorded | 57 | — | — | — |
| British Nationals | 26 | — | — | — |
| Foreign Nationals | 3 | — | — | — |
| Total | 58,795 | 2,672 | 62,607 | 3,120 |
| British Nationals | 54,335 | 2,276 | 57,758 | 2,640 |
| Foreign Nationals | 4,291 | 386 | 4,702 | 472 |
| 1 Includes persons of unknown or unrecorded nationality. | ||||
| 2 Provisional figures. | ||||