HC Deb 11 July 2001 vol 371 c534W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been electronically tagged in England and Wales. [2524]

Beverley Hughes

47,462 people were electronically tagged in England and Wales between the start of the current electronic monitoring contracts on 28 January 1999 and 30 June 2001. At midnight on 30 June 2001, a total of 3,162 people were still being monitored.