Written questions

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...