§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of requests granted, in each of the last six years to prisoners applying for transfer to a prison nearer their home in order to facilitate visits by their families ; and what percentage these represent of the total number of requests.
§ Mr. CarlisleI regret that this information is not available.
Session Number of occasions on which House of Commons sat after 10.30 p.m. but rose at or before midnight Number of occasions on which House of Commons sat after midnight 1970–71 … … 52 80 1971–72 … … 64 67 1972–73 … … 47 63
Session Number of sittings when Divisions occurred between 10.30 p.m. and midnight Number of Divisions between 10.30 p.m. and midnight Number of sittings when Divisions occurred after midnight Number of Divisions after midnight 1970–71 … … 51 69 21 164 1971–72 … … 47 63 17 41 1972–73 … … 26 31 11 15