§ Mr. IrvingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) male and (b) female prisoners on the most recent convenient date were segregated under rule 43 of the prison rules (i) for their own protection and (ii) for reasons of good order and discipline.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe numbers of prisoners (sentenced and unsentenced) so segregated on 31 March 1989 was as follows:
Own protection Good order or discipline Male 2,193 227 Female 21 8