§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many males and females were in prison serving sentences of over four years in(a) June 1991 and (b) June 2002. [89545]
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§ Hilary Benn[holding answer 20 January 2003]: On 30 June 1991, there were 14,616 males and 498 females serving sentences of four years and over in prisons in England and Wales.
On 30 June 2002, there were 26,283 males and 1,335 females serving similar sentences.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were given life sentences in(a) June 2002, (b) in 1998 and (c) in 1992. [89546]
§ Hilary Benn[holding answer 20 January 2003]: In June 2002, 35 prisoners were received into Prison Service Establishments, with life sentences. In the whole of 1998, 413 prisoners were received with a life sentence, and in the whole of 1992, 236 prisoners were received with life sentences.