HL Deb 19 October 1981 vol 424 c683WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish a table similar to that given in the reply to a parliamentary Question on 6th October, 1980, col. 176, giving sentenced prisoners in prison department establishments in England and Wales on 30th April 1981 by type of sentence and country of birth.

Lord Belstead

The information requested relating to 30th April 1981 is given in the following table:

Sentenced prisoners in prison department establishments in England and Wales on 30th April 1981: by type of sentence and country of birth
Sentence length and type Country of birth
Imprisonment U.K. Common-wealth Other1 Not known Total
Imprisonment
Up to and including 1 year 8,568 457 546 359 9,930
Over 1 year and up to and including 2 years 5,885 400 344 142 6,771
Over 2 years and up to and including 5 years 6,899 540 435 152 8,026
Over 5 years and including life 3,419 296 345 69 4,129
Borstal training 5,161 107 91 295 5,654
Detention Centre 2,116 29 38 52 2,235
Total 32,048 1,829 1,799 1,069 36,745
1Including the Republic of Ireland and Pakistan.