HC Deb 03 February 1966 vol 723 cc271-2W
Mr. Charles Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table in HANSARD showing the number of prisoners in Great Britain's prisons in the age groups of under 20, 20–30, 30–40, 40–50, 50–60 and over 60 years.

Miss Bacon

During 1964 the average population of prisons in England and Wales consisted of 1,483 persons under the age of 21 and 21,857 persons aged 21 and over. A more detailed age analysis of prison population is not available, but the age groups of adult persons on their reception into prison under sentence in 1964 were as follows:

21 to 29 years 19,026
30 to 39 years 10,850
40 to 49 years 7,025
50 to 59 years 3,297
60 years and over 1,083

Mr. Charles Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table in HANSARD showing the previous occupations, by major industrial category, of the population of Great Britain's prisons.

Miss Bacon

I regret that statistics of this nature are not compiled.

Mr. Charles Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of university graduates at present serving sentences in Great Britain's prisons.

Miss Bacon

I regret that this information is not available.