HC Deb 26 January 1994 vol 236 c257W
Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many life sentence prisoners there are in the northern region; how many have been convicted of murder; and how many have been convicted of serious rape cases.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The latest information is for 30 June 1992 when there were 156 persons, of whom 149 were convicted of murder and seven were convicted of rape, serving life sentences in Prison Service establishments in the northern region of England and Wales.