HC Deb 22 July 1976 vol 915 cc531-2W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons were in prison for contempt of court at the latest available date; and.

prosecutions there have been in each of the last three years against people owning dogs and not holding a valid licence and with what result; what is the latest estimate of the number of people owning dogs who do not hold a valid licence and the estimated loss of revenue; and what is the current number of issued dog licences.

Mr. John

Information about proceedings in England and Wales under Section 12 of the Dog Licences Act 1959 for keeping dogs without a valid licence is contained in the following table:

of these, how many were: (a) men, (b) women and (c) juveniles;

(2) what is the time so far served in prison of those persons in prison for contempt of court at latest available date.

Mr. John

On 30th June, the latest date for which information is available, there were 37 people in prison for contempt of court. Of these, 36 were men and one was a woman; none were juveniles. The length of time spent in custody by these persons, up to 30th June, is shown in the following table:

Time-served No. of Persons
Up to and including one week 15
Over one week up to and including three weeks 9
Over three weeks up to and including six weeks 6
Over six weeks up to and including 10 weeks 5
Over 10 weeks up to and including 13 weeks 2
37