§ Captain O'GRADYasked the Secretary for Scotland if he will state (1) the number of convicted male and female prisoners, respectively, undergoing penal servitude in the council prisons in Scotland on the first Sunday in March in the years 1907, 1913, and 1919; and (2) the number of convicted male and female prisoners, respectively, in custody in local prisons in Scotland on the first Sunday in March in the years 1907, 1913, and 1919?
§ Mr. MUNRO:I am informed by the Prison Commissioners for Scotland that the particulars asked for in these two questions are not available in the Commissioners' office for the exact dates specified, but the following are the figures for the first Tuesday in March in the years referred to:
CONVICT PRISONS. Males. Females. 5th March, 1907 … 310 … 8 4th March, 1913 … 426 … 10 4th March, 1919 … 169 … 9 The figures for 1913 and 1919 exclude prisoners undergoing sentences of preventive detention under Part II. of the Prevention of Crime Act, 1908.
LOCAL PRISONS. Males. Females. 5th March, 1907 … 1,836 … 558 4th March, 1913 … 1,486 … 433 4th March, 1919 … 576 … 123 The figures for 1913 and 1919 exclude inmates of Borstal institutions sentenced under Part I. of the Prevention of Crime Act, 1908, and prisoners undergoing sentences of preventive detention under Part I. of the same Act.