§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the prison population at the most recent date for which figures are available; and what was the figure in May 1979.
§ Mr. MellorOn 9 May 1986 the total prison population in England and Wales was 46,848. On 30 April 1979, the nearest equivalent date for which figures are available, the total was 42,130.