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Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 9 May 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 May 2023. It was answered by Lord Bellamy (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 May 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisoners

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a breakdown of the current prison population by length of sentence.

Answer

The Ministry of Justice publishes a breakdown of the prison population by length of sentence as part of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly.

The information requested can be found in the table attached.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7700
Session
2022-23
Attachment
Prison population by custody type/sentence length
Subjects
Prisoners
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk