§ Mr. OatenTo 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 GogginsA 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 805W 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. StinchcombeTo 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 GogginsA 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. GillanTo 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. GillanTo 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. GillanTo 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.