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Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) men and (b) women are members of boards of visitors at prisons in England and Wales. [34765]
Miss Widdecombe
There are 923 men and 785 women who are members of boards of visitors at prisons in England and Wales.
Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of (a) men and (b) women of an ethnic minority background who are members of boards of visitors at prisons in England and Wales as at 1 July. [34345]
Miss Widdecombe
As at 1 July there were 83 men and 45 women of an ethnic minority background who were members of boards of visitors at prisons in England and Wales.