HC Deb 28 April 1932 vol 265 c576
8. Mr. McENTEE

asked the Home Secretary what was the cost of maintaining in prison 6,911 persons whose bastardy or maintenance orders were enforced by imprisonment or detention in 1930; and the number of such persons who have been prosecuted more than once for being in arrears?

Sir H. SAMUEL

The figure asked for in the first part of the question is approximately £11,000. There are no statistics giving the information asked for in the second part of the question.