§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners per 1,000 population there were in England during each of the years 1968 to 1995. [37013]
§ Ms QuinThe available information is for England and Wales and is given in the table.
Average prison population per 1,000 population in England and Wales, 1968–1995 Year Prisoners per 1,000 population1 1968 0.67 1969 0.71 1970 0.8 1971 0.81 1972 0.78 1973 0.74 1974 0.75 1975 0.8 1976 0.84 1977 0.84 1978 0.85 1979 0.85 1980 0.87 1981 0.88 1982 0.88 1983 0.88 1984 0.87 1985 0.93 1986 0.94 1987 0.98 1988 0.99 1989 0.96 1990 0.90 1991 0.90 1992 0.90 1993 0.87 1994 0.95 1995 0.99 1Includes prisoners held in police cells