§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the likely total prison population in England and Wales at the end of 1974.
§ Mr. CarlisleIt is difficult to make an accurate prediction, but, taking account of recent trends, and particularly the rate of increase in the number of persons convicted of indictable offences, about 50,000.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men he expects to be still living two or more to a cell in prisons in England and Wales by the end of 1974; and what was the corresponding figure for 1964.
§ Mr. CarlisleAbout 17,500, on the assumption that the total prison population is then about 50,000; 5,423.