Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) males, and (2) females, currently serving a prison sentence who are over the age of 80, were over the age of 70 when sentenced.

As at 30 June 2017, there were 244 men and fewer than five women over the age of 80 serving prison sentences.

225 of the male prisoners and all of the women prisoners were aged 70 or over at the time they were sentenced.