§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average period served in custody by those convicted for murder in the latest convenient
Receptions into Prison Service establishments under an immediate custodial sentence by sex and previous convictions, 1987–90 Number with previous convictions Sex and year of reception Total number of receptions Not recorded Recorded Percentage with 0 previous convictions as a percentage of total with previous convictions recorded Total 0 1 or more Males 1987 64,551 16,370 48,181 2,923 45,258 6 1988 62,206 18,369 43,837 3,948 39,889 9 1989 56,795 21,637 35,158 3,363 31,795 10 1990 48,736 21,723 27,013 3,579 23,434 13 Females 1987 3,084 1,236 1,848 313 1,535 17 1988 2,813 1,058 1,755 377 1,378 21 1989 2,650 1,347 1,303 288 1,015 22 1990 2,115 1,090 1,025 162 863 16