§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average cost per month of keeping someone in prison in 1993–94.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the average cost per month of keeping someone in prison in 1993–94.The estimated net operating cost per prisoner per month for 1993–94 is £2,326.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the ethnic breakdown of all prisoners received into prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the average cost per month of keeping someone in prison in 1993–94.The estimated net operating cost per prisoner per month for 1993–94 is £2,326.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the ethnic breakdown of all prisoners received into prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July 1994:
279WThe Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking what was the ethnic breakdown of all prisoners received into prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.An ethnic breakdown by age and type of custody for prisoners received during the period July 1984 to March 1985 is shown in Tables 5 and 6 of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin 17/86 "The Ethnic Origins of Prisoners; the Prison Population on 30 June 1985 and Persons Received, July 1984—March 1985"; a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. The corresponding information for receptions in 1990 is in the attached table.280W281W
Receptions into Prison Service establishments in 1990: by ethnic origin, age, type of custody and sex England and Wales Number and percentage1 Ethnic origin Type of prisoner White West Indian Guyanese African Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Arab Mixed origin Other, not recorded (including refusals) Totals MALES Number Aged under 21 Untried 15,033 1,130 388 422 268 17,241 Convicted unsentenced prisoners 6,573 414 129 159 112 7,387 Under sentence Immediate custody 12,463 771 323 283 159 13,999 Fine defaulters 3,190 71 29 36 34 3,360 Non-criminal prisoners Immigration Act 1971 2 19 6 14 7 48 Others 45 6 — — 2 53 Aged 21 and over Untried 26,839 4,041 792 640 351 32,663 Convicted unsentenced prisoners 8,514 941 181 163 76 9,875 Under sentence Immediate imprisonment 30,121 3,031 746 507 332 34,737 Fine defaulters 11,638 540 103 117 56 12,454 Non-criminal prisoners Immigration Act 1971 37 382 199 117 110 845 Others 1,103 108 48 21 12 1,292 Aged under 21 Percentage Untried 87.2 6.6 2.3 2.4 1.6 100 Convicted unsentenced prisoners 89.0 5.6 1.7 2.2 1.5 100 Under sentence Immediate custody 89.0 5.5 2.3 2.0 1.1 100 Fine defaulters 94.9 2.1 0.9 1.1 1.0 100 Non-criminal prisoners Immigration Act 1971 4.2 39.6 12.5 29.2 14.6 100 Others 84.9 11.3 — — 3.8 100 Aged 21 and over Untried 82.2 12.4 2.4 2.0 1.1 100 Convicted unsentenced prisoners 86.2 9.5 1.8 1.7 0.8 100 Under sentence Immediate imprisonment 86.7 8.7 2.1 1.5 1.0 100 Fine defaulters 93.4 4.3 0.8 0.9 0.4 100 Non-criminal prisoners Immigration Act 1971 4.4 45.2 23.6 13.8 13.0 100 Others 85.4 84 3.7 1.6 0.9 100 FEMALES Aged under 21 Totals Untried 562 54 4 32 27 679 Convicted unsentenced prisoners 251 12 2 10 8 283 Under sentence Immediate custody 319 40 4 14 4 381 Fine defaulters 150 5 1 4 2 162 Non-criminal prisoners Immigration Act 1971 1 2 — — — 3 Others 8 1 — — — 9 Aged 21 and over Untried 1,447 340 28 103 75 1,993 Convicted unsentenced prisoners 550 85 8 19 21 683 Under sentence Immediate imprisonment 1,351 253 15 68 47 1,734 Fine defaulters 603 46 1 22 11 683 Non-criminal prisoners Immigration Act 1971 — 15 1 3 1 20 Others 29 11 2 1 1 44 Aged under 21 Percentage Untried 82.8 8.0 0.6 4.7 4.0 100 Convicted unsentenced prisoners 88.7 4.2 0.7 3.5 2.8 100 Under sentence Immediate custody 83.7 10.5 1.0 3.7 1.0 100
Ethnic origin Type of prisoner White West Indian Guyanese African Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Arab Mixed origin Other, not (including refusals) Totals Fine defaulters 92.6 3.1 0.6 2.5 1.2 100 Non-criminal prisoners Immigration Act 1971 33.3 66.7 — — — 100 Others 88.9 11.1 — — — 100 Aged 21 and over Untried 72.6 17.1 1.4 5.2 3.8 100 Convicted unsentenced prisoners 80.5 12.4 1.2 2.8 3.1 100 Under sentence Immediate imprisonment 77.9 14.6 0.9 3.9 2.7 100 Fine defaulters 88.3 6.7 0.1 3.2 1.6 100 Non-criminal prisoners Immigration Act 1971 — 75.0 5.0 15.0 5.0 100 Others 65.9 25.0 4.5 2.3 2.3 100 1 Percentages rounded independently and may not add up to totals.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the ethnic breakdown of all prisoners in England and Wales at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Population in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 31 May 1994 by sex and ethnic origin1 Ethnic Origin White Black African, Carbbean, Other South Asian Bangladeshi, Indian Pakistani Chinese and Other Other Asian, Other, Indian Pakistani Chinese, Not recorded (including refusal) All persons Males 39,028 5,283 1,372 1,061 46,744 Females 1,346 363 28 51 1,788 Total 40,374 5,646 1,400 1,112 48,532 1 Provisional figures.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) sentenced and (b) unsentenced prisoners are currently being held in temporary allocation centres; and at which prisons in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the numbers of prisoners held in temporary allocation centres.The only temporary allocation centre is located at Risley prison. On 15 July, the Risley temporary allocation centre held 138 sentenced and 24 unsentenced prisoners.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) male foreign nationals and (b) female foreign nationals were held in prison in England and Wales at the latest available date.
282WLetter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question on the ethnic breakdown of all prisoners in England and Wales at the latest available date.The latest available provisional information is for 31 May 1994 and is given in the attached table.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking how many (a) male foreign nations and (b) female foreign nationals were held in prison in England and Wales at the latest available date.The latest available provisional information is for 31 May 1994. On that date there were 3,780 non-British citizens (3,470 males and 310 females) in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales. This includes 600 male and 20 female nationals from the Irish Republic. A further 470 persons had no nationality recorded.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give a breakdown by gender of all prisoners in England and Wales at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
283WLetter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking if he will give a breakdown by gender of all prisoners in England and Wales at the latest available date.On 15 July 1994 there were 47,247 males and 1,859 females held in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales. A further 121 males were held in police cells.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give a breakdown by age of all prisoners in England and Wales at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking if he will give a breakdown by age of all prisoners in England and Wales at the latest available date.The latest available information is for 31 May 1994. On that date there were 8,366 young offenders, ie persons aged under 21 years of age or 21 year old sentenced prisoners not classified as adults, and 40,166 adults held in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales. More detailed information by age for sentenced prisoners is published in "Prison statistics, England and Wales" (table 1.10 of the 1992 edition, Cm 2581), a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on which occasions since 1 April prisoners have been held three to a cell designed for one; at which prisons; and how many prisoners have been held three to a cell on each occasion.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about prisoners sharing three to a cell designed for one.This information is reported by establishments on the last Friday of each month.Since 1 April 1994, no prisoners have been reported as sharing three to a cell designed for one.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many(a) male and (b) female prisoners have committed suicide in the year 1994–95 to date; and how many of those were remand prisoners;
(2) how many of the prisoners who committed suicide in 1993–94 were remand prisoners.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July 1994. 284W
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Questions about self-inflicted deaths in prison.This information is collected by calendar year, and is given in the following table.
Year Male Female Total Remand Total Remand 1993 46 19 1 1 1994 (until 18 July) 24 10 1 0