§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total prison population in England and Wales as of 1 November, and the corresponding figure on(a) 1 November 1998, (b) 1 November 1997, (c) 1 November 1996 and (d) 1 November 1995. [99584]
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§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested is available for the last day of the month and is given for the appropriate month ends in the table.
Information on the prison population at the end of each month up to 1998 is published in successive volumes of "Prison Statistics England and Wales", copies of which are in the Library. Extracts from the 1998 edition of this publication and monthly statistics for 1999 are also available on the internet site at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/areas/prisrf.htm.
Population in prisons in England and Wales on 31 October 1995–99 On 31 October Number 1999 65,900 1998 65,580 1997 63,226 1996 57,764 1995 52,027
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of(a) men and (b) women serving a life prison sentence for murder as of 1 November. [99583]
§ Mr. BoatengThe latest available provisional information is for 31 October 1999. On that date, there were 3,270 males and 130 females in Prison Service Establishments in England and Wales serving a life sentence for murder.