Asked by: Alan Reid (Liberal Democrat - Argyll and Bute)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Indian nationals there are serving a prison sentence in England and Wales.
Answered by Jeremy Wright
As of 31 December 2013, the latest period for which figures are available, there were 223 Indian nationals serving a prison sentence in England and Wales.
All foreign national offenders (FNOs) sentenced to custody are referred to the Home Office for them to consider deportation at the earliest possible opportunity.