§ Mr. Greg KnightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the prison population per 100,000 inhabitants on 1 February 1987 and for each year
Prison population per 100,000 inhabitants in member states of the Council of Europe on 1 February, 1983–87 Member state 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Ranking on 1 February 1987 Percentage increase February 1983 to February 1987 Austria 114 114 112 109 103 1 -10 Belgium 2 72 67 64 69 8= 2 Cyprus 30 39 33 32 38 16 28 Denmark 63 70 68 69 69 8= 10 France 68 74 80 81 89 5 31 West Germany 103 104 100 92 84 7 -18 Greece 35 40 37 37 40 15 15 Ireland 37 48 47 52 54 13 46 Iceland 35 32 34 36 37 17= 5 Italy 65 76 78 77 57 11= -11 Luxembourg 72 78 69 92 99 3 37 Malta 29 30 28 27 28 19 -5 Netherlands 28 31 34 35 37 17= 29 Norway 52 48 51 51 50 14 -3 Portugal 53 69 87 96 85 6 60 Spain 60 38 51 61 67 10 11 Sweden 65 57 58 56 57 11= -12 Switzerland 58 62 68 2 2 3 2 Turkey 2 171 147 130 100 2 2 United Kingdom 191 188 90 94 96 4 16 England and Wales 87 86 88 92 94 3 8 Scotland 101 90 97 109 109 3 9 Northern Ireland 1162 1156 135 125 121 3 1-25 Source: Council of Europe, Prison Information Bulletin, number 9 and earlier issues.
1 Based on additional figures provided by the Northern Ireland Office.
2 Not available.
3Not shown.