HC Deb 07 January 2003 vol 397 c204W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the prison population are(a) smokers and (b) overweight. [87443]

Jacqui Smith

A study of the physical health of sentenced male prisoners was undertaken in 1994. It showed that 81 per cent. of sentenced male prisoners smoked and 30 per cent. were overweight. This is still considered to be representative of the current prison population