Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the number of the prison population aged 50 and over, broken down by (1) type of custody, (2) sex, and (3) whether they are repeat offenders or first time offenders.

The information requested in (1) and (2) are published on gov.uk as part of the quarterly prison population statistics.

As at 31 December 2017, the number of the prison population aged 50 and over was 13,522. The breakdown of custody type and sex is provided below.

(1) Custody Type

i. On remand: 805

ii. Sentenced: 12,640

iii. Non-criminal: 77

(2) Sex

i. Male: 13,000

ii. Female: 522

The information requested in (3) could only be provided at disproportionate cost.