§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the total number of prisoners in custody in England and Wales on the first day of each month from April 1992 until the latest month for which figures are available;
(2) what was the total number of remand prisoners in custody in England and Wales on the first day of each month from April 1992 until the latest month for which figures are available.
§ 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.
514WLetter from A. J. Butler to Mr. Martin Redmond dated 4 May 1994:
The Secretary of State has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Questions about (a) the total number of prisoners and (b) the number of remand prisoners in custody on the first day of each month from April 1992 until the latest month for which figures are available.The available information for the number of prisoners in custody is for the last day of each month. It is given in the attached table for the period March 1992 to February 1994.
Prison population1 by type of custody: England and Wales—March 1992 to February 1994 Total remand Sentenced Total2 1992 March 10,678 36,751 47,746 April 10,646 36,721 47,738 May 10,294 36,057 46,696 June 10,404 36,065 46,832 July 9,942 36,603 46,875 August 10,128 35,929 46,350 September 10,020 35,589 45,835 October 9,605 34,019 43,905 November 9,459 33,333 43,064 December 9,490 31,845 40,606 1993 January 9,433 31,793 41,561 February 9,933 32,461 42,882 March 9,996 32,661 43,195 April 9,997 32,796 43,391 May 10,181 32,805 43,585 June 10,632 33,046 44,246 July 10,572 33,653 44,830 August 11,407 33,616 45,633 September 11,445 34,139 46,211 October 11,829 34,445 46,886 November 11,895 34,585 47,153 December 10,763 33,818 45,214 1994 January 12,109 34,089 46,902 February 12,109 35,095 47,906 1 Includes prisoners held in police cells. 2 Includes non-criminal prisoners.