HL Deb 25 March 2002 vol 633 cc7-8WA
Lord Dholakia

asked Her Majesty's Government: What was:

  1. (a) the total United Kingdom prison population;
  2. (b) the number of prisoners aged under 18;
  3. (c) the number of prisoners aged under 21; and
  4. (d) the number of prisoners aged under 25; on the most recent convenient date, broken down between sentenced prisoners and remand prisoners. [HL2895]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Rooker)

The data for England and Wales and Northern Ireland are set out in the table. The Scottish Executive should be approached for data on Scottish prisons where it is a devolved matter.

Prison population England and Wales on 28 February 2002
Remand Sentenced Non-criminal Fine defaulter Total
Male 11,679 53,296 675 45 65,695
Female 912 3,192 45 3 4,152
Total 12,591 56,488 720 48 69,847
Male
Under 18 493 1,851 1 1 2,346
18 to 20 1,852 5,955 24 2 7,833
21 to 25 2,891 11,803 144 11 14,849
Total under 25 5,236 19,609 169 14 25,028
Female
Under 18 15 90 0 0 105
18 to 20 130 324 4 0 458
21 to 25 247 746 8 1 1,002
Total under 25 392 1,160 12 1 1,565

Total prison population in Northern Ireland on 31 January 2002
Remand Sentenced Non-criminal Fine defaulter Total
Male 279 619 3 29 930
Female 10 10 1 1 22
Total 289 629 4 30 952
Male
Under 18 13 10 0 1 24
18 to 20 46 60 0 4 110
21 to <25 48 99 1 8 156
Total under 25 107 169 1 13 290
Female
Under 18 0 0 0 0 0
18 to 20 1 1 0 0 2
21 to <25 2 0 0 0 2
Total under 25 3 1 0 0 4

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