§ Mr. MaudeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average female prison population was; and how many female prisons or prison units there were, in each of the last 10 years. [169086]
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§ Paul GogginsThe average female prison population and the number of prisons with female units in each of the last 10 years is given in the table.
Average female prison population and number of England and Wales Average female prisons Prisons with female units 1994 1,810 12 1995 1,979 14 1996 2,262 17 1997 2,675 16 1998 3,105 17 1999 3,247 17 2000 3,350 16 2001 3,741 18 2002 4,298 19 2003 4,425 19