Mr. John David Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what were the numbers of male and female prisoners in Northern Ireland prisons at the end of each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is as follows:
Prison Population Date Male Female Total 31 December 1975 2,648 87 2,735 1976 2,520 65 2,585 1977 2,795 84 2,879 1978 2,733 80 2,813 1979 2,576 76 2,652 1980 2,365 56 2,421 1981 2,394 50 2,444 1982 2,294 54 2,348 1983 2,283 43 2,326 1984 2,003 35 2,038 The figures up to 1979 include borstal trainees; the figures from 1979 onwards include persons detained in young offenders' centres.