§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total female prison population, by category and in total, on 1 January for each of the last 10 years; what is the current female prison population, by category and in total; and what is the projected female prison population for 1 January 1998. [21534]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 18 December 1997]: The available information for the female prison population is for 31 December each year and is given in the table. The breakdown as at 30 November 1997 is also included in the table. The number of females in prison is expected to be 2,740 on 31 December 1997 (570 remand, 2,150 sentenced and 20 non-criminals).
Female prison population by type of custody on 31 December 1987–96 and on 30 November 1997 Type of custody on 31 December Remand Sentenced Non-criminal Total 1987 467 1,222 7 1,696 1988 443 1,268 4 1,715 1989 406 1,231 — 1,637 1990 350 1,102 3 1,455 1991 346 1,146 7 1,499 1992 299 1,054 — 1,353 1993 388 1,147 38 1,573 1994 456 1,292 24 1,772 1995 435 1,472 23 1,930 1996 554 1,789 31 2,374 30 November 1997 671 2,196 21 2,888