HC Deb 26 June 1986 vol 100 c285W
Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many babies have been born to women serving custodial sentences or on remand and how many such babies have died in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Mellor

The only readily available information relates to cumulative totals at Askham grange, Holloway and Styal since 1 January 1975. This is as follows:

Establishment Total live births Total stillbirths Total infant deaths
Askham Grange 75 2 1*
Holloway 205 0 0
Styal 389 4 0
TOTAL 669 6 1
* Aged 25 days.

Note: Births normally take place in outside hospitals.

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