HC Deb 09 March 1978 vol 945 c743W
24. Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number of persons in prisons in Northern Ireland at the latest date and three years earlier.

Mr. Concannon

On 26th February 1978 the total number of prisoners, tried and untried and including those in borstal, was 2,940. On 23rd February 1975 there were 2,295; on that date there were also 479 persons detained under the Emergency Provisions Act.