§ Mr. Frank Maguireasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times during the period from 1st January 1978 to 1st June 1978 magistrates and judges in England and Wales have imposed a period of imprisonment not exceeding seven days upon any convicted person in punishment of any offence.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe annual publication "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" gives information on sentences of 14 days and under at magistrates' courts and six months and under at the Crown Court but these figures are not yet available for 1977 and 1978. Provision of information on shorter sentences would involve disproportionate cost.