Prison Population (Hansard, 21 January 1988)

HC Deb 21 January 1988 vol 125 cc796-7W 796W

§ Dr. Godman
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average prison population in Scotland for 1987.
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§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The 1987 figures are not yet available.

§ Dr. Godman
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the prison population for Scotland at the latest available date; and what was the comparable figure in 1979, 1983 and 1985.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The figures are as follows:

Date Prison population

16 January 1979 4,753

18 January 1983 5,039

22 January 1985 4,979

19 January 1988 5,287

Date	Prison population
16 January 1979	4,753
18 January 1983	5,039
22 January 1985	4,979
19 January 1988	5,287