§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the prison population for each of the last 18 months for which figures are available.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydOn 9 November, the latest date for which figures are available, the prison population was 43,787, including 465 in police cells. Figures for the last Friday in each of the last 18 months are in the table.
Date Total prison population including police cells Police cells 31 May 1991 45,566 593 28 June 1991 45,921 872 26 July 1991 46,393 1,190 30 August 1991 46,701 1,534 27 September 1991 47,069 1,665 25 October 1991 47,306 1,807 29 November 1991 47,443 1,667 30 December 1991 45,388 969 31 January 1992 46,598 1,247 28 February 1992 47,581 1,626 27 March 1992 47,684 1,774 24 April 1992 47,605 1,632 29 May 1992 47,009 1,306 26 June 1992 47,070 1,301 31 July 1992 46,934 1,110 28 August 1992 46,692 932 25 September 1992 46,120 809 30 October 1992 44,287 502