§ Mr. Peter Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of prison sentences have been suspended, for each of the last five years for which figures are available, for England and Wales.
§ Mr. JohnThe information is as follows:
Percentage of all persons given a sentence of imprisonment who were given a suspended sentence ENGLAND AND WALES Percentage 1972 … … … 48 1973 … … … 46 1974 … … … 48 1975 … … … 47 1976 … … … 46 Information for 1977 is not yet available.