§ Julie MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many male prisoners from Wales are held in prison in England, broken down by offences for which they are held. [37119]
§ Beverley HughesInformation can be provided only on the basis of a prisoner's court of first committal as home address is not consistently recorded on central records.
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Offence Number of male prisoners committed in Wales currently in custody in England Violence against the person 402 Sex offences 245 Burglary 290 Robbery 155 Theft and handling 125 Fraud and forgery 13 Drug offences 191 Other offences 189 Offence not recorded 7 The information given is for 31 January 2002 when there were altogether 3,358 male prisoners in England and Wales who were committed in Wales. There were 63,814 male prisoners in total.