HC Deb 23 March 2004 vol 419 cc804-5W
Mr. Oaten

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are being held in prisons in England and Wales, broken down by(a) ethnic and (b) religious group; and if he will provide the equivalent figures for each of the last five years. [160554]

Paul Goggins

A breakdown of the prison population in England and Wales by ethnic group on 28 February 2003 and by religion on 30 November 2003 is given in the tables. Equivalent figures for each of the last five years can be found in the publication "Prison Statistics England and Wales 2002", a copy of which is available in the Library.

Prison population by religion 30 November 2003
All Christian 42,087
Anglican 25,608
Free Church 1,389
Roman Catholic 12,858
Other Christian 2,232
Buddhist 1,062
Hindu 338
Jewish 178
Muslim 6,277
Sikh 522
Other non-Christian 243
Non-recognised 291
No religion 23,005
Not recorded 52
Total 74,055
Prison population by ethnic group 28 February 2003
White 54,445
Black 11,942
South Asian 2,352
Chinese and other 3,468
Unrecorded 79
Total 72,286

Mr. Stinchcombe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will break down by ethnic origin(a) prisoners in each prison in England and Wales and (b) the proportion or prisoners in each prison in England and Wales on the latest date for which figures are available. [161061]

Paul Goggins

A table showing the breakdown by ethnic origin of(a) prisoners in each prison in England and Wales and (b) the proportion of prisoners in each prison in England and Wales on 28 February 2003 has been placed in the Library.

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) women and (b) men were being held in prison on 10 March 2004. [161626]

Paul Goggins

[holding answer 13 March 2004]On 10 March 2004 there were 4,554 females and 70,409 males held in prison service establishments in England and Wales.

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were released on early release on 10 March. [161627]

Paul Goggins

[holding answer 15 March 2004]Information on the number of Prisoners who were released on early release on 10 March 2004 is not yet available.

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were eligible for early release on 10th March. [161628]

Paul Goggins

[holding answer 15 March 2004]Information on the number of prisoners who were eligible for early release on 10 March 2004 is not yet available.

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