Broadcasting (Gaelic and Welsh) (Hansard, 1 March 1989)

§ Mr. Fisher
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has on the number of hours in(a) Gaelic and (b) Welsh broadcast by (i) BBC1 and BBC2 and (ii) ITV, C4 and S4C in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Renton
[holding answer 23 January 1989]: The relevant broadcasting organisations have provided the following information. The figures given are for new programming only and do not include the significant number of repeat programmes shown in each category each year.

Table 1

Transmission hours for Gaelic language programmes

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

BBC 20.0 21.5 30.0 42.0 16.0

Grampian¹⁴ 19.5 19.5 28.5 43.5 32.0

Scottish Television²⁴ 23.0 21.5 26.5 28.5 29.0

TOTAL 62.5 62.5 85.0 114.0 77.0

Persons received into prison service establishments in England and Wales as unsentenced prisoners: by outcome of court proceedings and ethnic origin, 1986

Percentage

Outcome White West Indian, Guyanese, African Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi Chinese Arab Mixed Origin Other, not recorded, refusal All persons

Found not guilty or not proceeded against 4 8 9 7 6 4

Non-custodial or freed on rising 31 28 24 31 33 30

Received under sentence 54 46 51 49 28 52

Outcome not recorded 12 18 16 13 34 13

Total 100 100 100 100 100 100

(Number of receptions) (53,180) (6,307) (1,174) (1,303) (1,523) (63,487)

§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the composition of the remand and sentenced prison population by ethnic background of(a) Holloway, (b) Brixton, (c)

Population¹ of specified Prison Service establishments on 30 June 1988: by establishment, type of prisoner and ethnic origin Number

Establishment and type of prisoner White West Indian, Guyanese, African Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi Chinese, Arab, Mixed origin Other, not recorded, refusal All origins

Holloway:

Untried 118 79 5 9 53 264

Convicted unsentenced 28 5 — 3 5 41

Sentenced 101 50 2 5 6 164

Non-criminal 2 1 — — — 3

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Table 2

Transmission hours for Welsh language programmes—shown on S4C³

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

BBC 443 495 568 466 546

ITV 400 442 508 454 480

Independent producers 192 184 206 217 253

TOTAL 1,035 1,121 1,282 1,137 1,279

¹These figures include some material made by Scottish Television and broadcast by Grampian.

²These figures include some material made by Grampian Television and broadcast by Scottish Television.

³S4C, the Welsh Fourth Language channel transmits programmes.

⁴ITV

Table 1
Transmission hours for Gaelic language programmes
	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
BBC	20.0	21.5	30.0	42.0	16.0
Grampian¹⁴	19.5	19.5	28.5	43.5	32.0
Scottish Television²⁴	23.0	21.5	26.5	28.5	29.0
TOTAL	62.5	62.5	85.0	114.0	77.0

Persons received into prison service establishments in England and Wales as unsentenced prisoners: by outcome of court proceedings and ethnic origin, 1986
Percentage
Outcome	White	West Indian, Guyanese, African	Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi	Chinese Arab Mixed Origin	Other, not recorded, refusal	All persons
Found not guilty or not proceeded against	4	8	9	7	6	4
Non-custodial or freed on rising	31	28	24	31	33	30
Received under sentence	54	46	51	49	28	52
Outcome not recorded	12	18	16	13	34	13
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100
(Number of receptions)	(53,180)	(6,307)	(1,174)	(1,303)	(1,523)	(63,487)

Population¹ of specified Prison Service establishments on 30 June 1988: by establishment, type of prisoner and ethnic origin	Number
Establishment and type of prisoner	White	West Indian, Guyanese, African	Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi	Chinese, Arab, Mixed origin	Other, not recorded, refusal	All origins
Holloway:
Untried	118	79	5	9	53	264
Convicted unsentenced	28	5	—	3	5	41
Sentenced	101	50	2	5	6	164
Non-criminal	2	1	—	—	—	3

Table 2
Transmission hours for Welsh language programmes—shown on S4C³
	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
BBC	443	495	568	466	546
ITV	400	442	508	454	480
Independent producers	192	184	206	217	253
TOTAL	1,035	1,121	1,282	1,137	1,279
¹These figures include some material made by Scottish Television and broadcast by Grampian.
²These figures include some material made by Grampian Television and broadcast by Scottish Television.
³S4C, the Welsh Fourth Language channel transmits programmes.
⁴ITV