§ Mr. CoxTo 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 HughesThe 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