§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what review his Department is conducting of the existing policy on rule 43 inmates in prisons in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
Sentenced population1 of Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 30 September 1989: by length of sentence, ethnic origin and sex Number of prisoners2 Ethnic origin Length of sentence White West Indian, Guyanese, African Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi Chinese, Arab, Mixed origin Other, not recorded (including refusals) Total number of persons in establishments Up to 3 years 18,900 1,803 396 385 489 21,973 Over 3 up to 4 years 3,031 494 101 73 63 3,762 Over 4 up to 5 years 2,109 442 95 51 47 2,744 Over 5 up to 10 years 4,060 868 310 120 142 5,500 Over 10 years less than life 811 138 86 25 35 1,095 Life 2,437 172 97 45 26 2,777 All lengths 31,348 3,917 1,085 699 802 37,851 Males 30,414 3,629 1,059 667 727 36,496 Females 934 288 26 32 75 1,355 1Including fine defaulters. 2The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate.