§ Ms Janet AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women served custodial sentences in each year since 1989, broken down by type of offence committed. [14865]
§ 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 Ms. Janet Anderson, dated 23 March 1995:
313WThe Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many women served custodial sentences in each year since 1989, broken down by type of offence committed.Information for the years 1982 to 1992 is published in "Prison statistics, England and Wales" (Tables 3.10 (young offenders) and 5.9 (adults) of the 1992 edition, Cm 2581), a copy of which is in the library of the House of Commons.Information for 1993 and 1994 is given in the attached table, a copy of which will be placed in the House of Commons library.
Females received under immediate custodial sentence into Prison Service establishments: by type of offence for England and Wales
1993–94
Type of Offence 1993 1994 All offences 2,379 2,952 Violence against the person 326 392 Sexual offences 14 7 Burglary 106 125 Robbery 98 112 Theft and handling 785 1,059 Frauds and forgery 215 223 Drug offences 295 283 Other offences 350 461 Offences not recorded 190 290 Note:
Excludes any prisoners held solely in police cells.
Excludes fine defaulters.