HC Deb 12 March 2002 vol 381 cc973-4W
Julie Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many male prisoners from Wales are held in prison in England, broken down by offences for which they are held. [37119]

Beverley Hughes

Information can be provided only on the basis of a prisoner's court of first committal as home address is not consistently recorded on central records.

Offence Number of male prisoners committed in Wales currently in custody in England
Violence against the person 402
Sex offences 245
Burglary 290
Robbery 155
Theft and handling 125
Fraud and forgery 13
Drug offences 191
Other offences 189
Offence not recorded 7

The information given is for 31 January 2002 when there were altogether 3,358 male prisoners in England and Wales who were committed in Wales. There were 63,814 male prisoners in total.

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