HC Deb 30 July 1971 vol 822 cc181-2W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider

Mr. Douglas-Mann

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish statistics of all Category A prisoners with details of their offences and sentences.

Mr. Carlisle

On 30th June, 1971, there were 215 prisoners in England and Wales in Category A after sentence and allocation. Their offences and sentences were as follows:

Offences:
Murder; attempted murder; conspiracy to murder; accessory to murder 91
Manslaughter 11
Sexual assaults 28
Other crimes of, or threatening, violence 82
Offences under the Official Secrets Act 3
215
Sentences:
0–5 years 1
6–9 years 10
10–15 years 67
16–20 years 15
Over 20 years 11
Life 107
Detained during Her Majesty's Pleasure 4
215