§ Lord AVEBURYasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish a table similar to that given in a letter from Lord Belstead of 3rd July 1979 giving sentenced prisoners in prison department establishments in England and Wales on 30th April 1980 by type of sentence and country of birth; and whether they will also give the information relating to 30th April 1979 for comparison.
§ Lord BELSTEADThe information relating to 30th April 1979 is given in the following table; that for 30th April 1980 is not yet available and I will publish it in theOfficial Report as soon as possible.
Sentenced prisoners in prison department establishments in England and Wales on 30th April 1979: by type of sentence and country of birth:
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Country of birth Sentence length and type UK Commonwealth Other(1) Not Known Total Imprisonment: Up to and including 1 year … … … 7,284 394 554 356 8,588 Over 1 year and up to and including 2 years 6,265 415 364 136 7,180 Over 2 years and up to and including 5 years 7,544 587 476 192 8,799 Over 5 years and including life … … 3,205 312 333 238 4,088 Borstal training … … … … … 4,949 187 108 207 5,451 Detention centre … … … … … 1,820 51 34 21 1,926 Total … … … … … … 31,067 1,946 1,869 1,150 36,032 (1) Including the Republic of Ireland and Pakistan.