§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many murders in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years were found to be racially motivated; [140957]
(2) how many murders have been recorded in prisons in England and Wales for each of the last 10 years. [140930]
§ Mr. BoatengThe numbers of homicides between prisoners over the period requested, and the ethnicity of those who died, is given in the table. Information about the racial motivation of those convicted of murder is not recorded. In one of this year's cases evidence of the accused's racial attitudes was a prominent feature of the evidence presented at the trial.
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Homicides between prisoners in HM prison service establishments England and Wales 1991–2000 (October) calendar years Year Total Ethnicity 1991 2 2 x White 1992 2 2 x White 1993 3 3 x White 1994 3 2 x White; 1 x Black Caribbean 1995 2 2 x White 1996 2 1 x Asian Pakistani; 1 x White 1997 2 2 x White 1998 5 5 x White 1999 0 — 2000 3 1 x Asian-Pakistani; 2 x White