HL Deb 25 February 1982 vol 427 c1106WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many Category A prisoners there were in prisons in England and Wales on 30th June 1970 and on the same date in each subsequent year up to and including 1981, and whether they will publish an analysis of the offences for which these prisoners were sentenced in each of those years.

Lord Belstead

The information which is readily available is given in the following table; provision of an analysis by offence group would involve disproportionate cost.

CATEGORY A PRISONERS IN PRISON DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON 30TH JUNE
1970–81
1970* 191
1971 215
1972 229
1973 237
1974 237
1975 241
1976 236
1977 264
1978 249
1979 256
1980 269
1981 275
*29th May 1970.