§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the latest figures available for the number of Her Majesty's prisoners serving 344W sentences of up to six months, over six months and under two years and over two years, respectively; if he will provide comparative figures for 10 and 20 years ago; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BrittanInformation in the precise form requested is not available. Details of the daily average population of prisoners serving sentences during 1959, 1969 and 1979, according to sentence bands approximating to those requested, is as follows:
DAILY AVERAGE POPULATION 1959 Males Females Total Less than 6 months 2,323 161 2,484 6 months up to 3 years 11,202 318 11,520 Over 3 years 5,134 95 574 5,229 Totals 18,659 574 19,233 1969 Males Females Total Less than 6 months 1,468 78 1,546 6 months up to 3 years 15,464 341 15,805 Over 3 years 5,361 45 5,406 Totals 22,293 464 22,757 1979 Males Females Total Less than 6 months 2,199 138 2,337 6 months up to 3 years 17,159 633 17,792 Over 3 years 7,950 145 8,095 Totals 27,308 916 28,224