§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the prison population of England and Wales is; how many prisoners are(a) on remand and (b) serving sentences of one month or less; and if he will make a statement. [151177]
§ Mr. BoatengProvisional information shows that on 31 January 2001, there was a prison population of 63,974. Of these prisoners, 10,952 were on remand and 1,158 were serving sentences of one month or less.