Lord Richard
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Thursday 8th February 2018
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Lord Richard (Lab)
My Lords, when the noble and learned Lord answered the Question he said that, of the 84,000 people in prison, a large number were due to historical abuse convictions. Can he tell us how many of the 84,000 are due to historical abuse?
Lord Keen of Elie
No, it is not possible for me to give that figure. However, it is an indication of the pressures that have developed on the prison population.