§ Mr. Nelsonasked the secretary of State for the Home Department what is, for the latest date for which figures are available, the number of persons on probation and parole, respectively, and the rates per 100,000 of the total population of England and Wales.
§ Mr. BrittanThe number of persons subject to probation in England and Wales on 31 December 1979 was 40,331, or 82 per 100,000 of the home population. The number of persons on parole in England and Wales on 30 June 1980 was 3,299, or 7 per 100,000 of the home population.