§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) for the latest date available, how many prisoners in England and Wales serving(a) less than three years, (b) three to four years, (c) four to five years, (d) five to 10 years and (e) more than 10 years but less than life were (i) white or (ii) from an ethnic minority;
(2) for the latest date available, what was the male and female sentenced prisoner population in England and Wales; and how many emanated from an ethnic minority.
§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 8 March 1990]: The latest available information is given in the table.
monitoring is a very precise and accurate method of detecting automatically even minor breaches of the relevant bail conditions, compared to conventional methods. Some defendants commit offences or otherwise breach bail conditions whatever conditions may be imposed on them by the courts. For example 40 per cent. of male defendants refused bail and remanded in custody in January 1989 had previously committed offences on bail or otherwise breached bail conditions.