§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of male and female remand and sentenced prisoners in England and Wales are known to be derived from an ethnic minority for the latest date available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 3 November 1989]: The readily available information is given in the table. The
Population1 of prison service establishments in England and Wales on 30 June 1989: by type of prisoner, sex and ethnic origin Number Ethnic origin Type of prisoner and sex White West Indian, Guyanese, African Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi Chinese, Arab, Mixed origin Other, not recorded (including refusals) Total of persons in establishments Males Untried 6,053 1,077 209 175 429 7,943 Convicted unsentenced 1,516 177 32 34 86 1,845 Sentenced 30,748 3,637 1,055 676 618 36,734 Non-criminal 79 41 27 38 69 254 All prisoners 38,396 4,932 1,323 923 1,202 46,776 Females Untried 245 67 3 13 50 378 Convicted unsentenced 71 9 1 3 14 98 Sentenced 892 267 22 34 64 1,279 Non-criminal — 1 — — — 1 All prisoners 1,208 344 26 50 128 1,756 1 Provisional. The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate.