§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current prison population by ethnic background for remand and convicted prisoners. [16870]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Richard Tilt to Mr. George Howarth, dated 26 February 1997:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking what is the current prison population by ethnic background for remand and convicted prisoners.The information requested is contained in the attached table.
Population of Prison Service Establishment by Ethnic Origin, 31 January 19971 Ethnic origin Remand 2Sentenced Total All ethnic groups 11,500 46,100 57,600 White 9,310 38,030 47,340 Black 1,530 5,540 7,070 South Asian 330 1,310 1,640 Chinese and other 330 1,220 1,550 1 All figures are provisional. 2 Figures include those committed in default of payment of a fine.