Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Monday, 9 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 December 2002. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 December 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inmates are held in (a) Garth and (b) Wymott Prisons; and how many are over the age of (i) 65, (ii) 70, (iii) 75 and (iv) 80. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates are held in (a) Garth and (b) Wymott Prisons; and how many are over the age of (i) 65, (ii) 70, (iii) 75 and (iv) 80. [87027] Hilary Benn: On 31 October 2002 (the latest data available) there were 652 person held in Garth prison. Of these five were over the age of 65, one was over the age of 70, and there were none over the age of 75. On the same date there were 821 persons held in Wymott prison. Of these 28 were over the age of 65, nine were over the age of 70, three were over the age of 75 and one was over 80 years old.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 87027; 396 c845W;396 c842-3W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Age Prisoners Prisons Older people Population HMP Wymott HMP Garth
Contains statistics: Yes
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