HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 cc923-4W
Mr. Llwyd

To 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. Boateng

The 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.

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