Written question asked by Lord Richard (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 May 1991. It was answered by Earl Ferrers (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 May 1991.

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Written question

Question

How many prisoners are serving life sentences & what proportion of the prison population does this represent. - On 30 June 1990, 2,795 & 6% of prison population.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

529 c17WA

Session

1990-91

Subjects

Prisoners Life imprisonment

Contains statistics

Yes