HL Deb 06 July 1983 vol 443 cc639-40WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will give the number of sentenced prisoners in Prison Department establishments in England and Wales on 30th April, by type of sentence and country of birth, in a form similar to the reply they gave on this matter on 21st June 1982.

Lord Elton

The information available is given in the following table:

SENTENCED PRISONERS(1) IN PRISON DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON 30TH APRIL 1983: BY TYPE OF SENTENCE AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH
Country of birth
Sentence length and type U.K. Commonwealth Other(2) Not recorded Total
Imprisonment:
Up to and including 1 year 8,700 400 400 800 10,400
Over 1 year and up to and including 2 years 5,800 400 200 300 6,700
Over 2 years and up to and including 5 years 6,500 500 400 300 7,700
Over 5 years and including life 3,500 300 400 100 4,300
Borstal training 4,600 100 100 300 5,100
Detention centre 1,900 — — 100 2,100
Total 31,000 1,800 1,500 2,000 36,200

(1) Figures rounded independently and may not therefore add to totals.

(2) Including the Republic of Ireland and Pakistan.