§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the(a) average daily number of women in prisons in England and (b) the total number of women received into prisons was in each of the last 12 months. [124990]
§ Paul GogginsThe number of women in prisons in England in each of the last 12 months is given in the table. The data represents month-end figures.
Number of women in prisons April 2002 4,370 May 2002 4,403 June 2002 4,394 July 2002 4,372 August 2002 4,362 September 2002 4,403 October 2002 4,427 November 2002 4,368 December 2002 4,077 January 2003 4,214 February 2003 4,349 March 2003 4,470 The number of first receptions of women into Prison Service establishments in each of the last 12 months is given in the table.
Total April 2002 1,128 May 2002 1,249 June 2002 963 July 2002 1,150 August 2002 1,065 September 2002 1,018 October 2002 1,057 November 2002 970 December 2002 781 January 2003 1,051 February 2003 1,052 March 2003 1,173