§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the numbers for the(a) male, (b) female and (c) total prison population in England and Wales for the last day in each of the past 24 months; and if he will make a statement. [28241]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 A. J. Butler to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 8 May 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking, what were the numbers for the (a) male, (b) female and (c) total prison population in England and Wales for the last day in each of the past 24 months; and if he will make a statement.The requested information is given in the attached table.
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Prison population1 in England and Wales, by sex, on the last day of the month, May 1994 to April 1996 Date Males Females Total 1994 May 46,887 1,788 48,675 June 47,125 1,804 48,929 July 47,310 1,859 49,169 August 47,494 1,898 49,392 September 47,863 1,949 49,812 October 47,946 1,905 49,851 November 48,657 1,908 50,565 December 45,839 1,772 47,611 1995 January 47,675 1,867 49,542 February 48,641 1,930 50,571 March 49,585 2,009 51,594 April 48,809 1,978 50,787 May 48,661 1,982 50,643 June 49,086 1,998 51,084 July 49,335 1,944 51,279 August 49,296 1,969 51,265 September 49,277 2,009 51,286 October 50,009 2,018 52,027 November 50,430 2,110 52,540 December 48,019 1,930 49,949 1996 January 49,922 2,025 51,947 February 51,101 2,077 53,178
Prison population1 in England and Wales, by sex, on the last day of the month, May 1994 to April 1996 Date Males Females Total March 51,617 2,123 53,740 April2 52,028 2,183 54,211 1 Includes those held in police cells. 2 Provisional figures