§ 12. Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of convicted prisoners held in Her Majesty's prisons at the latest convenient date; and by how much the total has risen since the ending of the prison officers' dispute.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe number of convicted prisoners held in prisons in England and Wales has risen from about 29,500 on 9 February, just before the delegate conference at which the suspension of industrial action was confirmed, to about 30,300 on 23 February.