§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total number of prisoners in custody in Scotland on the first day of each month from May 1992 until the latest month for which figures are available.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 24 March 1994]: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Scottish Prison Service under its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. John Gunnell, dated 24 March 1994:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about the total number of prisoners in custody in Scotland on the first day of each month from May 1992 until the latest month for which figures are available.
The table below gives that information to date.
1992 1993 1994 January — 5,157 5,080 February — 5,490 5,372 March — 5,886 5,561 April — 5,893 — May 5,276 5,739 — June 5,361 5,879 — July 5,406 5,853 — August 5,184 5,835 — September 5,348 5,916 — October 5,376 5,214 — November 5,337 5,253 — December 5,387 5,340 —
§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total numbers of prisoners in custody in 547W Scotland on (a) 1 June 1979, (b) 1 June 1983, (c) 1 June 1987 and (d) 1 April 1992 and on the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 24 March 1994]: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Scottish Prison Service under its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. John Gunnell, dated 24 March 1994:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about the total number of prisoners in custody in Scotland on 1 June 1979, 1 June 1983, 1 June 1987, 1 April 1992 and on the latest date for which figures are available.
Information relating to the numbers in custody on the first of each month is not available for 1979, 1983 or 1987. In 1979 the average daily population (based on the full calendar year) was 4,585. In 1983 and 1987 the average daily population for the month of June in each year was 5,116 and 5,407 respectively. On 1 April 1992 the population was 5,348 and on 18 March 1994, the latest date for which figures are available, the population was 5,498.