§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were released from prison after serving sentences in (a) 1973, (b) 1974 and (c) 1975.
§ Mr. JohnThe figures are as follows:
Discharges of sentenced prisoners 1973 … … … 40,011 1974 … … … 40,467 1975 … … … 44,918
§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the proportion of prisoners who have no family home to return to on discharge.
§ Mr. JohnIt is regretted that the available information is too limited and varied for a reliable estimate to be given.