HC Deb 28 July 1989 vol 157 c1089W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the average length of custodial sentence of female prisoners in Northern Ireland in 1988 and in the first six months of the current year.

Mr. Cope

The information is 7.5 months and 7.36 months, respectively, (excluding those female prisoners committed in default of payment of a fine).