HC Deb 17 March 1994 vol 239 c777W
Mr. Gunnell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are currently serving mandatory life sentences for murder; and how many of those have at all times denied their guilt.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The latest available provisional information is for 31 December 1993 when there were 2,564 prisoners in Prison Service establishments serving mandatory life sentences for murder. Information on inmates who deny their guilt is not collected centrally.