§ 27. Mr. Flanneryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present prison population; and what were the figures for January in 1980, 1979, 1978 and 1977, respectively.
§ Mr. MayhewThe total population of Prison Department establishments in England and Wales on 26 January 1981 was 39,231. The totals for the end of January in the years 1977 to 1980 were 41,065 41,518, 41,405 and 42,791 respectively.