§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional cell and bed space had been made available during the last six months in each female gaol in England and Wales. [24273]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison
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Female sentenced population, England and Wales, on 28 February 1995, by type of offence:1 2 Offence group Violence against the person 268 Sexual offences 11 Burglary 51 Robbery 93 Theft and handling 251 Fraud and forgery 92 Drugs offences 330 Other offences 124 Offence not recorded 163 Total 1,383 1 Excludes fine defaulters. 2 Provisional figures.
Female sentenced population, England and Wales, on 28 February 1995, by length of sentence1 2 Sentence length Up to and including 3 months 94 Over 3 months and up to 6 months 146 Over 6 months and up to 12 months 198 Over 12 months and up to 18 months 127 Over 18 months and up to 3 years 279 Over 3 years and up to 4 years 125 Over 4 years and up to 5 years 102 Over 5 years and up to 10 years 178 Over 10 years and less than life 26 Life 106 Total 1,383 1 Excludes fine defaulters 2 Provisional figures. Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Dr. Lynne Jones, dated 22 May 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the additional cell and bed space made available during the last six months in each female prison in England and Wales.493WEstablishments that have provided additional cell and bed space during the last six months are given in the table below:
Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) available for use in Female Prison Establishments in England and Wales on 30 November 1994 and 28 April 1995 CNA in use Increase Establishment 30 November 1994 28 April 1995 New Hall 169 207 +38 Risley 132 154 +22 Winchester 0 60 +60 Total 1,948 2,068 +120 Note:
Cell and bed space in all other female establishments has remained unaltered in the last six months.
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the female prisoner
Table 6: Population in Prison Service establishments under sentece on 30 June by sex and offence group. 1989–94 England and Wales Number of persons Sex and offence group 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 19941 MALES Offences with immediate custodial sentence Violence against the person 8,449 7,477 6,945 6,893 7,273 7,600 Rape 1,343 1,441 1,508 1,582 1,593 1,650 Other sexual offences 1,639 1,577 1,585 1,564 1,572 1,650 Burglary 7,038 5,885 5,082 5,349 4,690 5,100 Robbery 4,151 4,052 3,990 4,174 4,856 5,040 Theft and handling 4,073 3,042 2,910 2,910 2,578 3,030 Fraud and forgery 937 795 791 800 826 890 Drugs offences 2,896 2,829 2,584 2,899 2,900 3,140 Motoring offences 902 659 861 967 1,045 1,510 Other offences 3,225 2,621 2,311 2,490 2,248 2,290 Offence not recorded2 1,621 3,148 5,002 4,402 1,794 2,060 All offences 36,274 33,526 33,569 34,030 31,375 33,970 In default of payment of a fine 460 441 397 359 522 510 All males all offences 36,734 33,967 33,966 34,389 31,897 34,480 FEMALES Offences with immediate custodial sentence Violence against the person 218 201 189 184 216 270 Rape 7 3 1 2 1 1 Other sexual offences 16 8 15 8 14 10 Burglary 68 51 39 51 39 40 Robbery 82 51 46 56 77 90 Theft and handling 230 203 175 190 207 230 Fraud and forgery 63 50 42 53 64 70 Drugs offences 317 318 272 259 308 320 Motoring offences 2 5 2 3 7 20 Other offences 174 207 174 155 118 120 Offence not recorded2 78 131 181 191 74 100 All offences 1,255 1,228 1,136 1,152 1,125 1,270 In default of payment of a fine 24 25 12 23 24 20 All females all offences 1,279 1,253 1,148 1,175 1,149 1,290 All males and females 38,013 35,220 35,110 35,564 33,046 35,770 1 Provisional rounded estimates. Components may not add to totals because they have been rounded independently. 2 Includes 30 court martial prisoners for 1989 with "not recorded", from 1990 court martial prisoners are included under the appropriate offence.
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many female prisoners were received on remand during 1993 and 1994; and how many were eventually(a) given a custodial sentence, (b) given
494Wpopulation in England and Wales on the last day of April in 1994, 1993, 1992 and 1991 broken down by category of offence. [24268]
§ 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 22 May 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the female prisoner population in England and Wales on the last day of April in 1994, 1993, 1992 and 1991 broken down by category of offence.The available information relates to the sentenced female prison population on 30 June each year. This information was published on 27 April 1995 in a Home Office Statistical Bulletin entitled "The prison population in 1994" (table 6, Issue 8/95), an extract of which is attached.a non-custodial sentence and (c) acquitted or not proceeded with. [24271]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison 495W Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Dr. Lynne Jones, dated 22 May 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how many female prisoners were received on remand during 1993 and 1994, and how many were eventually (a) given a custodial sentence, (b) given a non-custodial sentence and (c) acquitted or not proceeded with.Information on the number of females received on remand into Prison Service establishments in England and Wales in 1993 and 1994 is shown in table 1, attached. Information on the court outcome is only available for 1993 from court remand statistics and is given in table 2.
Table 1: Receptions1 into Prison Service establishments of untried and convicted unsentenced female prisoners in 1993 and 1994 Females 19932 19942 Untried prisoners 2,647 2,891 Convicted unsentenced prisoners 1,505 1,728 All remand prisoners 3,322 3,679 1 The figures for "all remand" record once only a person received as an untried prisoner who is subsequently received also as a convicted unsentenced prisoner. 2 Provisional figures.
Table 2: Final court outcome for females remanded in custody at some stage in magistrates' court proceedings1 in 1993 England and Wales Females Estimated percentages Final court outcome2 Acquitted not proceeded with etc. 21 Non-custodial sentence: 53 Community sentence3 26 Fine 10 Absolute or conditional discharge 12 Other non-custodial sentence 5 Custodial sentence 26 Total 100 1 Includes persons remanded in custody by magistrates during proceedings or on committal. 2 Includes estimated outcome at the Crown Court for those Committed for trial or sentence. 3 Includes CSO, probation, supervision orders, attendance center orders.
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the female prison population in England and Wales on 28 April broken down by category of prisoner.
§ Mr. Micheal 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 22 May 1995:
496WThe Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the female prison population in England and Wales on 28 April broken down by category of prisoner.The latest available information is for 28 February 1995 and is given in the attached table.
Female population in Prison Service establishments and police cells on 28 February 1995 by type of custody Type of custody Number Remand prisoners Untried 346 Convicted Unsentenced 165 Sentenced prisoners Young Offenders 189 Adults 1,194 Fine defaulters 10 Non-criminal prisoners 26 Total in custody 1,930