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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the capacity is of prisons in England and Wales; and how many prisoners were detained at the most recent date for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the capacity is of prisons in England and Wales; and how many prisoners were detained at the most recent date for which figures are available.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Fiona Mactaggart
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 February 2006
For answer on
8 February 2006
Answered on
16 February 2006
As on 3 February 2006, the useable operational capacity of prisons in England and Wales was 78,712. The prison population was 76,070.
Subjects
Prisoners; Prisons; Population
Date
16 February 2006
Reference
50155; 442 c2357W;442 c2357W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumptions he has made (a) for the purposes of demographic modelling and (b) for other reasons about the number of marriages in the decade to 2016 between UK nationals and citizens of (i) Pakistan, (ii) India and (iii) Bangladesh where the latter...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumptions he has made (a) for the purposes of demographic modelling and (b) for other reasons about the number of marriages in the decade to 2016 between UK nationals and citizens of (i) Pakistan, (ii) India and (iii) Bangladesh where the latter...
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
John Healey
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 February 2006
For answer on
8 February 2006
Answered on
13 February 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 February 2006:"As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question regarding the assumptions made (a) for the purposes of demographic modelling and (b) for other reasons about the number of marriages in the decade to 2016 between UK nationals and citizens of (i) Pakistan, (ii) India and (iii) Bangladesh where the latter seeks settlement in the UK. (50246)""The Government Actuary's Department has periodically produced projections of the future population of England & Wales by marital status. Responsibility for such projections has recently transferred to the Office for National Statistics. As part of this work, assumptions are made about future marriage rates. However, these assumptions are not broken down by nationality."
Subjects
Immigration; Foreign nationals; Entry clearances; India; Marriage; Population; Pakistan; Bangladesh
Date
13 February 2006
Reference
442 c1553W;442 c1553W; 50246
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average height of an adult (a) man and (b) woman in England was (i) in 1987, (ii) in 1992, (iii) in 1997 and (iv) on the most recent date for which figures are available. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average height of an adult (a) man and (b) woman in England was (i) in 1987, (ii) in 1992, (iii) in 1997 and (iv) on the most recent date for which figures are available. - Inc table.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Melanie Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 January 2005
For answer on
31 January 2005
Answered on
31 January 2005
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average height of an adult (a) man and
(b) woman in England was (i) in 1987, (ii) in 1992, (iii) in 1997 and (iv) on the most recent date for which figures are
available. [210674]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Figures for the average height for adults in England are shown in the following table. Figures are not
available for 1992.
Mean height by survey year and sex--aged 16 and over with a valid height measurement
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1986-87 1993 1997 2003 unweighted 2003 weighted 1
Height in centimetres
Men 174.5 174.4 174.5 174.7 175.0
Women 161.7 161.1 160.9 161.2 161.4
Bases
Men 1160 7380 3744 6042 6605
Women 1163 8428 4462 7449 6923
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 Data for 2003 has been weighted to reduce bias resulting from non-response to the survey. Weighted data provide the best estimate
for 2003. Unweighted data for 2003 is provided for consistency with previous years, which are also unweighted. Data for 1986-87 is
for adults aged 16-64 in Great Britain. Source: 1. The Dietary and Nutritional Survey of British Adults, 1986-87. 2. Health Survey
for England, 1993-2003.
Subjects
Women; Measurement; Men; Population; People
Date
31 January 2005
Reference
210674; 430 c741W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C prisoners there were in England (i) in 1990, (ii) in 1995, (iii) in 2000 and (iv) at the latest date for which figures are available. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C prisoners there were in England (i) in 1990, (ii) in 1995, (iii) in 2000 and (iv) at the latest date for which figures are available. - Inc table.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Paul Goggins
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 November 2004
For answer on
15 November 2004
Answered on
15 November 2004
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many category (a) A, (b) B and
(c) C prisoners there were in England (i) in 1990, (ii) in 1995, (iii) in 2000 and (iv) at the latest date for which figures
are available. [196462]
Paul Goggins: Information on the number of Category A, B and C prisoners, as recorded on the central prison IT system, is provided
in the table. Information is not available for 1990 or 1995.
Population of category A, B and C prisoners at prison establishments in England
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Category A 1 Category B Category C
30 June 2000 925 7,700 26,100
30 September 2004 903 8,000 32,000
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 Figures for category A prisoners have been supplied by NOMS colleagues, and comprise all prisoners with a category A
classification, including those on remand or awaiting extradition. The 2004 figure is for 1 October
Subjects
Prisoners; Population
Date
15 November 2004
Reference
426 c1092-3W;426 c1096-7W; 196462
House
House of Commons
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the housing renewal pathfinder areas, broken down by (a) population, (b) households and (c) empty and abandoned properties. - Inc table.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the housing renewal pathfinder areas, broken down by (a) population, (b) households and (c) empty and abandoned properties. - Inc table.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Keith Hill
(Labour)
Answering body
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
4 November 2003
For answer on
11 November 2003
Answered on
11 November 2003
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the housing renewal Pathfinder areas, broken down by (a)
population, (b) households and (c) empty and abandoned properties. [136997]
Keith Hill: The latest data available is tabled as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Pathfinder Population Households Vacant household spaces
Birmingham-Sandwell 152,354 57,160 3,354
North Staffordshire 146,637 64,100 3,799
Merseyside 246,464 109,647 8,583
Manchester-Salford 240,370 102,085 13,773
Oldham-Rochdale 183,143 72,593 4,494
East Lancashire 206,770 81,754 8,009
South Yorkshire 297,887 125,132 6,288
Humberside 241,412 103,078 7,203
Newcastle-Gateshead 154,790 68,716 5,261
All pathfinders 1,869,827 784,265 60,764
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Notes: 1. The data relates to the Pathfinder intervention areas that are smaller than the boundaries of the pathfinder local
authorities. It uses the most consistent, robust and up-to-date data available for population and households, that being the Census
2001 data. `Empty and abandoned properties' is not directly available within the Census 2001 dataset nor through other datasets for
the intervention area. Therefore the closest equivalent Census 2001 data--`vacant household spaces'--has been provided. This figure
approximates to what we would expect from `empty and abandoned' property statistics if these were available. 2. Data for 2002 on
empty properties for the districts involved in the Pathfinders is available at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister website
thorough the Housing Investment Programme, Index of Data list under Housing Statistics. 3. The data was derived from the published
Census 2001 data as of June 2003 and does not reflect any subsequent revisions. The intervention area boundaries are those agreed
between the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Pathfinders as of June 2003. 4. Each Pathfinder `intervention area' in the
table above consists of all Census small areas (2001 Output Areas) whose centroids fall within the Pathfinder boundary. This means
that in a few cases the boundary is an approximation that includes small areas outside the Pathfinder or excludes small areas
actually within it. For 2001 Census Output Areas, the centroids are supplied on the boundary file by Office for National Statistics.
This is the most detailed level of analysis available through Census. Source: 2001 Census, Key Statistics for output areas.
Subjects
Housing; Empty property; Households; Population; Regeneration; Housing market
Date
11 November 2003
Reference
136997; 413 c255-6W
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the 2001 Census; and if he will make a statement. - Includes text of letter from Len Cook of the Office for National Statistics.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the 2001 Census; and if he will make a statement. - Includes text of letter from Len Cook of the Office for National Statistics.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Ruth Kelly
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 October 2002
For answer on
30 October 2002
Answered on
30 October 2002
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the 2001 census; and if
he will make a statement. [77401]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Gordon Prentice, dated 30 October 2002:
As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent question to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer asking what assessment has been made of the accuracy of the 2001 Census. (77401)
Census 2001 results are the first to represent the entire population. This was achieved through a new strategy known as the 'One
Number Census'. One of the key elements was an independent follow-up survey. The Census Coverage Survey (CCS), as it is known,
involved an intensive face-to-face survey of a sample of over 16,000 postcodes containing 320,000 households covering every local
authority in England and Wales. By combining the results of the Census and the CCS, it was possible in 2001 to estimate the total
resident population-the 'one number'- to a high level of precision, plus or minus 0.2 per cent., and to provide information on the
characteristics of those persons missed by the Census.
Thus in 2001, the Census results represent 100 per cent. of the population. Census response, that is the proportion of people
returning a form in England and Wales, was 94 per cent. The 6% of people estimated to have been missed by the Census have been added
to the counts using a statistical process that was subject to extensive consultation, and based on the results of the CCS.
I am confident that the approach we have taken to the 2001 Census provides the most accurate estimates of the population both
nationally and for each of the 376 local authorities in England and Wales. No census ever gets responses from 100 per cent. of the
population. The 2001 Census was designed from the outset to take full account of this to provide what users of statistics really
want--figures representing everyone.
In addition, the 2001 Census has undergone rigorous testing and quality checking throughout both the fieldwork and processing.
Census tests were carried out in 1997 and 1999 and a survey designed to measure the accuracy of response to each question has been
completed. Furthermore, a comprehensive set of verification and validation checks were built in to the processing of the data, and
data quality played a key role in all aspects of processing the forms. All information on accuracy will be contained in a Census
Quality report to be published in 2003.
Information published so far about the accuracy of the Census is available on the National Statistics website at
www.statistics.gov.uk.
Subjects
Census; Population; Standards
Date
30 October 2002
Reference
77401; 391 c866W;391 c861-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when area specific information from the census will become available. - Includes text of letter from John Pullinger of Office National Statistics.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when area specific information from the census will become available. - Includes text of letter from John Pullinger of Office National Statistics.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Ruth Kelly
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 July 2001
For answer on
16 July 2001
Answered on
16 July 2001
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when area specific information from the census will become available.
[3442]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Gordon Prentice, dated 16 July 2001:
The National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales has been asked to reply to your recent question asking when
area-specific information from the Census will become available (3442). I am replying in his absence.
Mid-2001 population estimates for local authority areas for England and Wales, based on the 2001 Census, are planned to be published
around the end of August 2002.
More detailed figures from the 2001 Census are planned to be released towards the end of 2002 and during 2003. These will provide
information on the full range of topics covered in the census for geographical areas ranging from the output area and ward level up
to national level.
Subjects
Census; Location; Population; Statistics; Surveys
Date
16 July 2001
Reference
3442; 372 c23W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What is the annual cost of keeping a category A inmate in prison.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What is the annual cost of keeping a category A inmate in prison.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
George Howarth
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 February 1999
For answer on
15 February 1999
Answered on
15 February 1999
Subjects
Prisoners; Prisons; Population
Date
15 February 1999
Reference
325 c596-7; 69116
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners per 1,000 population there are in England; and what assessment he has made of the factors underlying the differences in the number of prisoners per 1,000 population in (a) England and (b) Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners per 1,000 population there are in England; and what assessment he has made of the factors underlying the differences in the number of prisoners per 1,000 population in (a) England and (b) Scotland.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Quin
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 March 1998
For answer on
24 March 1998
Answered on
24 March 1998
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners per 1,000 population there are in
England; and what assessment he has made of the factors underlying the differences in the number of prisoners per 1,000 population
in (a) England and (b) Scotland. [35193]
Ms Quin: The latest available provisional information is for 1 September 1996 and shows that in England and Wales there were 1.07
prisoners per 1,000 population compared with 1.15 in Scotland. Within the sentencing framework set by Parliament, who is sent to
prison and for how long is a matter for the courts. Different legal systems operate in England and Wales and in Scotland. The
respective sentencing framework of each legal system may be a contributory factor in the difference between the countries in the
number of prisoners per 1,000 population.
Subjects
Prisons; Population; Scotland
Date
24 March 1998
Reference
35193; 309 c100W
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on costs of maintaining prison population.
1st supplementary on costs of maintaining prison population.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 March 1998
Subjects
Costs; Prisoners; Prisons; Population
Date
2 March 1998
Reference
307 c690-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What steps he is taking to reduce the prison population.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What steps he is taking to reduce the prison population.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 February 1998
For answer on
2 March 1998
Answered on
2 March 1998
Subjects
Costs; Prisoners; Prisons; Population
Date
2 March 1998
Reference
307 c690-1; 30340
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what projections he has made of the prison population in each year to 2005. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what projections he has made of the prison population in each year to 2005. - Inc table.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Quin
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 February 1998
For answer on
11 February 1998
Answered on
11 February 1998
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what projections he has made of the prison population in
each year to 2005. [28013]
Ms Quin: The figures requested are given in the table. The projection on which the table is based is the central or regression
projection which assumes that trends in sentencing which have been observed over the last 20 or so years continue. Alternative
scenarios are available which give a prison population by 2005 of 92,600 (custody rates increase at about the rate observed between
1992 and 1996, or of 64,400 (custody rates and sentence lengths remain at 1997 levels). The latest long term projections of the
prison population in England and Wales were published in a Home Office Statistical Bulletin issue 2/98) on 29 January 1998. The
bulletin describes the methodology of the projections in more detail.
Projected prison population 1998-2005 Total prison population in England and Wales by year--central projection
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year Number
1998 65,000
1999 69,600
2000 72,200
2001 73,700
2002 75,800
2003 78,000
2004 80,400
2005 82,800
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Prisons; Population
Date
11 February 1998
Reference
28013; 306 c212-3W
House
House of Commons
What percentage of children were in nursery education in Lancashire in each year since 1992. - Table given.
What percentage of children were in nursery education in Lancashire in each year since 1992. - Table given.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
21 May 1997
Answered on
21 May 1997
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of children were in nursery
education in Lancashire in each year since 1992. [699]
Ms Estelle Morris: The information available is shown in the following table:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year Percentage of children in nursery education in Lancashire
1992 18
1993 19
1994 21
1995 21
1996 21
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Participation rates for all children under 5 in maintained nursery and primary schools in Lancashire are as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year Percentage of children under five years of age in maintained
nursery and primary schools in Lancashire
1992 50
1993 52
1994 53
1995 54
1996 54
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
This table does not include those pupils in Special schools.
Subjects
Pre-school education; Population; Schools; Lancashire
Date
21 May 1997
Reference
699; 294 c81W
House
House of Commons
If he will estimate the cost of the basic state pension (a) indexed to prices and (b) indexed to earnings in 2000, 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040 and 2050 on the basis of the 1994 OPCS population projections; and if he will estimate the comparable costs, on the same assumptions and...
If he will estimate the cost of the basic state pension (a) indexed to prices and (b) indexed to earnings in 2000, 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040 and 2050 on the basis of the 1994 OPCS population projections; and if he will estimate the comparable costs, on the same assumptions and...
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Oliver Heald
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
6 November 1996
Answered on
6 November 1996
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the cost of the basic rate pension (a)
indexed to prices and (b) indexed to earnings in 2000, 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040 and 2050 on the basis of the 1994 OPCS population
projections; and if he will estimate the comparable costs, on the same assumptions and for the same years, on the basis of the 1992
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys population projections. [2292]
Mr. Heald: The information is in the table:
£ billion
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Estimated expenditure on 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
basic state pension
Price uprating 1992 30.7 34.6 36.5 44.2 47.1 44.9
population projection
Price uprating 1994 30.3 33.6 35.4 43.4 46.7 44.4
population projection
Earnings uprating 1992 32.6 42.6 52.2 73.3 90.7 100.4
population projection
Earnings uprating 1994 32.2 41.3 50.7 71.9 89.9 99.2
population projection
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1. Estimated expenditure is shown in 1996 benefit rate terms, rounded to the nearest £0.1 billion. {}2. Estimated expenditure on
basic state pension using the 1992 population projections is based on the report by the Government Actuary on the third
quinquennial review under section 137 of the Social Security Act 1975 and the Pensions Bill 1994 report by the Government Actuary on
the financial provisions of the bill on the national insurance fund as appropriate. It is based on 1996-97 benefit rates, is for
Great Britain, assumes equalisation of state pension ages and excludes graduated pensions and additional pension. 3. Earnings
uprating figures assume that earnings increase faster than prices by 1.5 per cent. per annum commencing with the uprating in April
1997. 4. Estimated expenditure on basic state pension using the 1994 population projections has been obtained by adjusting the
expenditure figures described in note 2 in the light of the different numbers in the population over state pension age in the 1992
and 1994 population projections. It is based on 1996-97 benefit rates, is for Great Britain, assumes equalisation of state pension
ages and excludes graduated pension and additional pension.
Subjects
Expenditure; Forecasts; Population; State retirement pensions
Date
6 November 1996
Reference
2292; 284 c547-8W
House
House of Commons
What is the minimum population of towns over which RAF pilots are advised to avoid while low flying.
What is the minimum population of towns over which RAF pilots are advised to avoid while low flying.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Soames of Fletching
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
3 March 1995
Answered on
3 March 1995
Subjects
Population; Low flying; Urban areas
Date
3 March 1995
Reference
255 c756W;255 c754W
House
House of Commons
What percentage of children were in nursery education in Lancashire in the last two years. (Failed OPQ). - Inc figures.
What percentage of children were in nursery education in Lancashire in the last two years. (Failed OPQ). - Inc figures.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Eric Forth
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
15 December 1992
Answered on
15 December 1992
Subjects
Pre-school education; Population; Schools; Lancashire
Date
15 December 1992
Reference
216 c187W;216 c186W
House
House of Commons