§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) male and (b) female prison inmates held in prisons in England and Wales were over the age of 80 years as of 1 December.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 14 December 1993:
Inmates over 80 years of age in prison service establishmentsThe Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of (a) men and (b) women in Prison Service establishments who were over the age of 80 years on 1 December.The lastest available information is for 31 October 1993. On that date there were four inmates (all of whom were male) aged over 80 in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales.