§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted for murder each year since the abolition of the death sentence; if he will present in tabular form the number of years' life sentence each of these individuals served before release, again classifying it by the year of conviction; and if he will also detail the number who are still serving their sentence again classified by year of conviction.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe number of people convicted of murder in England and Wales in each year 1965 to 1992 are tabulated below. Data on time served before release are not available in the precise form requested, but table 8.4 of "Prison statistics England and Wales 1991", Cm 2157 shows data for all life sentence prisoners received by Prison Service establishments. A copy is available in the Library of the House.
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Persons convicted of murder in England and Wales 1965–1992 Year Numbers 1965 57 1966 72 1967 63 1968 74 1969 75 1970 97 1971 97 1972 79 1973 90 1974 112 1975 107 1976 104 1977 115 1978 105 1979 136 1980 169 1981 126 1982 184 1983 132 1984 156
Year Numbers 1985 173 1986 179 1987 166 1988 231 1989 189 1990 180 1991 201 1992 182 Source: Criminal Statistics, England and Wales.