Prisoners: Wales
Commons · Question 17582 · Tabled 3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Tonia Antoniazzi
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department holds data on the number of Welsh people in the prison system.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 9 Dec 2024
HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) cannot identify Welsh prisoners because English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish nationalities are not captured separately on the central data system. UK nationals are all recorded as British.HMPPS can provide da...