HC Deb 30 November 1989 vol 162 cc386-9W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of(a) men and (b) women who have been sent to prison each month during 1987, 1988 and up till October 1989.

Mr. Mellor

Quarterly information on receptions is published annually in a Home Office statistical bulletin (table 7 of the latest issue 12/89, "The Prison Population in 1988," a copy of which is in the Library). A person received as an untried prisoner will also be recorded as received after sentence if subsequently received to serve a sentence. Reliable monthly data on persons received as convicted unsentenced is not readily available; in 1988, 7,000 persons were received as convicted unsentenced who had not been previously received as an untried prisoner. The readily available monthly information is given in the tables.

Untried prisoners received into Prison Service establishments in England and Wales, 1987–89
Number of prisoners1
Males Females
Under 21 21 and over Under 21 21 and over
1987
January 1,700 3,100 60 160
February 1,700 3,200 50 160
March 1,600 3,000 40 150
April 1,700 3,100 60 140
May 1,700 3,200 60 170
June 1,700 3,100 50 170
July 1,700 3,000 50 150
August 1,800 3,400 50 170
September 1,700 3,200 70 190
October 1,700 3,100 70 200
November 1,800 3,200 80 190
December 1,600 3,100 70 190
1988
January 1,900 3,400 80 200
February 1,700 3,000 70 240
March 1,500 2,900 70 190
April 1,700 3,100 60 200
May 1,600 3,000 70 170
June 1,600 3,000 50 170
July 1,600 3,100 60 160
August 1,500 2,900 30 100
September 1,500 2,800 50 180
October 1,600 3,400 80 200
November 1,700 3,100 60 190
December 1,500 3,400 70 190
1989
January 1,800 3,300 60 230
February 1,600 3,100 80 250
March 1,700 3,300 60 260
April 1,600 3,200 70 160
May 1,600 2,900 50 210
June 1,600 2,900 60 190
July2 1,600 3,400 90 240
August2 1,300 3,200 80 170
1 Rounded seasonally adjusted estimates.
2 Provisional figures.

Prisoners received under sentence1 into Prison Service establishments in England and Wales, 1987–1989
Number of prisoners2
Males Females
Under 21 21 and over Under 21 21 and over
1987
January 1,800 3,200 40 190
February 2,000 3,400 60 210
March 1,900 3,300 50 190
April 2,100 3,400 70 220
May 2,000 3,600 60 200
June 2,000 3,600 70 210
July 1,800 3,600 60 190
August 1,900 3,500 60 200
September 1,900 3,400 60 180
October 2,000 3,600 50 200
November 2,000 3,500 70 200

Males Females
Under 21 21 and over Under 21 21 and over
December 2,000 3,400 50 190
1988
January 1,900 3,600 60 190
February 2,000 3,300 60 180
March 1,900 3,400 50 190'
April 1,800 3,500 50 180
May 1,700 3,500 50 220
June 1,600 3,200 50 180
July 2,000 3,700 50 210
August 1,700 3,400 50 150
September 1,700 3,500 50 220
October 1,700 3,300 50 170
November 1,600 3,400 40 190
December 1,600 3,700 50 160
1989
January 1,500 3,500 60 190
February 1,500 3,400 40 200
March 1,400 3,300 50 180
April 1,600 3,700 40 200
May 1,500 3,300 50 190
June 1,400 3,100 40 150
July3 1,300 3,100 40 170
August3 1,400 3,400 40 210
1 Excluding fine defaulters.
2 Rounded seasonally adjusted estimates.
3 Provisional figures.

Prisoners received into Prison Service establishments in England and Wales in default of payment of a fine, 1987–1989
Number of prisoners1
Males Females
Under 21 21 and over Under 21 21 and over
1987
January 340 1,260 15 70
February 410 1,220 20 70
March 390 1,290 20 60
April 360 1,110 15 50
May 330 1,000 15 60
June 380 1,210 20 60
July 360 1,180 10 50
August 330 1,090 15 60
September 320 1,080 30 70
October 370 1,160 10 70
November 340 1,180 15 60
December 300 960 20 50
1988
January 350 1,250 10 60
February 370 1,200 15 70
March 390 1,230 30 70
April 260 930 15 70
May 320 1,110 25 70
June 380 1,150 20 80
July 320 990 20 60
August 300 920 10 30
September 240 760 15 50
October 280 900 20 50
November 350 1,010 15 60
December 220 740 15 15
1989
January 360 1,070 15 60
February 260 1,070 10 60
March 350 1,050 15
April 300 1,030 25 70
May 320 970 15 40
June 290 1,100 20 60
July2 220 960 10 50
August2 210 1,020 10 50
1Rounded estimates
2 Provisional figures

Persons received into Prison Service establishments in England and Wales as non-criminal prisoners, 1987–1989
Number of prisoners1
Males Females
Under 21 Hand over Under 21 21 and over
1987
January 25 290 — 5
February 25 320 — 10
March .20 260 — 5
April 10 250 — 5
May 15 220 — 10
June 10 270 — 5
July 10 240 — 5
August 15 220 — 5
September 10 220 — 10
October 10 230 — 5
November 20 260 — 5
December 5 210 — 5
1988
January 10 250 — 5
February 10 220 — 5
March 15 310 — 15
April 10 220 — 5
May 10 240 — 5
June 15 230 — 5
July 15 240 — 10
August 10 180 — 5
September 10 230 — 5
October 15 220 — 5
November 15 230 — 5
December 15 240 — —
1989
January 10 230 — 10
February 10 240 — 15
March 20 240 — 15
April 15 230 — 20
May 15 270 — 5
June 15 260 — 5
July2 5 190 — 10
August2 15 180 — 10
1 rounded estimates
2 provisional figures

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of(a) men and (b) women being held on remand in police stations cells in England and Wales on 20 November.

Mr. Mellor

Twenty-three men and no women were held in police cells on Monday 20 November 1989. It is likely that most were on remand, and were being held by the police for no more than one night.

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