HC Deb 09 June 1988 vol 134 cc644-5W
Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women in prison mother and baby units on the most recent convenient date had not previously served a custodial sentence; what were their ages; and for what offences they had been sentenced.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

[pursuant to his reply, 23 May]: I regret that incorrect information was contained in that answer. The reply should have read as follows:

Forty-two women including seven remand prisoners in mother and baby units on 13 May 1988 had not previously served a custodial sentence. Their ages are shown in table 1. Table 2 lists the primary offences for each of the 35 sentenced women.

Table 1
Age Number of women
16 1
18 4
19 3
20 4
21 1
23 7
24 2
25 6
26 4
27 1
29 1
30 1
31 2
32 2
33 1
35 1
36 1
Total 42

Table 2
Offence Number of women
Drugs offences 10
Theft 9
Assault 2
Wounding 2
Robbery 3
Burglary 3
Fraud 2
Handling stolen goods 3
Arson 1
Total 35