HC Deb 13 November 2001 vol 374 c644W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many frail elderly(a) men and (b) women at present are serving prison sentences in England and Wales. [13447]

Beverley Hughes

The numbers of prisoners aged 60 and over currently serving a prison sentence as at 30 September 2001 are listed in the table. Information about the state of their health is not collected centrally.

Male Female
60–69 1,017 3
70–74 163 4
75+ 61 0
Total 1,241 7