§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average length of custodial sentence of female prisoners in England and Wales in 1988 and in the first six months of 1989.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation for 1988 and 1989 is not yet available. Information prior to 1988 can be found in tables 7.19 and 7.20 of the Command Paper "Criminal Statistics England and Wales 1987", a copy of which can be found in the Library.