§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the female prison population at HM prison, Holloway and HMP Styal on 31 December 1993, 30 June 1994, 31 January 1995 and for the latest date for which figures are available. [26893]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 Dr. Lynne Jones, dated 6 June 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the female prison population at Holloway and Styal prisons on 31 December 1993, 30 June 1994, 31 January 1995 and for the latest date for which figures are available.The information requested is given in the table below:
Female population at HMP Holloway and HMP Styal on 31 December 1993, 30 June 1994, 31 January 1995 and 26 May 1995 Prison Service establishment Date HMP Holloway HMP Styal 31 December 1993 448 201 30 June 1994 483 226 31 January 1995 530 244 26 May 1995 518 239
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sentenced female prisoners in England and Wales were granted parole on(a) their first application and (b) their second application; and what percentage this represented of all applications in each of the last three years. [26892]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 A.J. Butler to Dr. Lynne Jones, dated 6 June 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking how many sentenced female prisoners in England and Wales were 124W granted parole on (a) their first application and (b) their second application; and what percentage this represented of all applications in each of the last three years.New early release arrangements were introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 1991 which were implemented on 1 October 1992 and which apply to those sentenced on or after 1 October 1992. Prisoners now sentenced to less than four years are released automatically at the mid point of their sentences. This has led to a progressive reduction in the parole caseload from 1993 onwards.The information requested is given in the attached table.
Determinate sentence cases considered and those recommended for parole at first or second reviews 1992–94 Number of reviews/percentage Females, England and Wales 1992 1993 1994 Total considered 713 284 73 Recommended at first review 396 142 20 Recommended at second review 86 46 14 Percentage of total considered recommended at first or second review 67.6 66.2 46.6