§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the change in the prison population for each month of 1994.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 24 October 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking what has been the change in the prison population for each month of 1994.The information requested is shown in the attached table.486W
Prison population including those held in police cells, England and Wales, January—September 1994 Last day of each month Total population Change on previous month 1994 January 46,902 — February 47,906 +1,004 March 48,778 +872
Prison population including those held in police cells, England and Wales, January—September 1994 Last day of each month Total population Change on previous month April 47,943 -835 May 48,675 +732 June 48,929 +254 July 49,169 +240 August 49,392 +223 September1 49,821 +429 1Provisional figure.