§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many new staff were employed by the Prison Service in England and Wales 1171W during 2002 as (a) governors, (b) prison officers and (c) other staff; and how many in each category were (i) black and (ii) Asian; [138397]
(2) how many people are on the National Probation Service case load by type of order; and how many in each category are (a) black and (b) Asian; [138402]
(3) how many sentenced prisoners in England and Wales are (a) white and (b) black, broken down by whether they were sentenced for (i) sexual offences, (ii) violence against another person, (iii) robbery, (iv) burglary, (v) drug offences, (vi) fraud, (vii) criminal damage and (viii) theft; [138404]
(4) what proportion of (a) white and (b) black prisoners were recommended for parole at their first review during 2002; [138405]
(5) how many people were in prison (a) on remand awaiting trial, (b) on remand awaiting sentence and (c) sentenced, on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many in each category were (i) black and (ii) Asian. [138403]
§ Paul GogginsI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.