§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prisoners were segregated under Rule 43 for the maintenance of good order and discipline at the end of each month in each of the calendar years from 1964 to 1981 inclusive, and what was the number of prisoners in prison department establishments in England and Wales where segregation under Rule 43 was permitted, at the end of December in each of those years.
§ Lord BelsteadSo far as the first part of the Question is concerned, it is not possible to supply figures for the period before January 1977 without incurring disproportionate cost. Nor do we have past figures for adult female prisoners segregated under Rule 43 for reasons of good order and discipline. The table below gives the numbers of adult male prisoners who were segregated under Rule 43 for reasons of good order and discipline for the period from January 1977 to October 1981 (the latest date for which figures are available):
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1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 January 119 76 116 109 101 February 131 85 111 104 88 March 68 100 106 103 95 April 72 113 132 101 86 May 66 62 108 104 103 June 84 81 119 111 84 July 73 84 103 104 89 August 67 93 123 154 98 September 119 100 109 159 78 October 67 131 102 161 86 November 101 142 93 122 Not available December 87 120 100 105 Not available As regards the second part of the Question, Rule 43 of the Prison Rules 1964 applies to all prisoners and remand centres in England and Wales. The total numbers of prisoners in these establishments at the end of December for each of the years between 1977 and 1981 are set out below:
Year Number of prisoners 1977 32,900 1978 33,200 1979 34,100 1980 28,900 1981 33,600