§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) males and 499W (b) females are currently serving in Her Majesty's prisons following conviction for (i) murder, (ii) manslaughter and (iii) other homicide convictions. [11719]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. William Powell, dated 29 January 1996
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking, how many (a) males and (b) females are currently serving in Her Majesty's prisons following convictions for (i) murder, (ii) manslaughter, and (iii) other homicide convictions.The latest available information is for 31 December 1995 and is given in the attached table.
Population under sentence in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales for murder, manslaughter and other homicide, by sex, on 31 December 19951 Offence Males Females Murder 2,705 110 Manslaughter 210 13 Other homicide and attempted homicide 997 35 Total 3,912 158 1Provisional figures.