§ Lord Aveburyasked 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 BelsteadThe 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.