§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current prison population; and what were the figures in each of the previous four years. [20776]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe subject of this question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell, to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 28 April 1995:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about the current prison population and the population in the previous four years.On Friday 21 April 1995 the prison population was 5,465.The table below shows the average daily prison population for each of the preceding four years.
Average daily population for 1991–94 Number 1991 4,839 1992 5,257 1993 5,637 1994 5,585