§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the average daily prison population for each of the calendar years 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1980.
§ Mr. MayhewThe daily average population of Prison Department establishments in England and Wales was as follows:
Year Number 1950 20,474 1960 27,099 1970 39,028 1980 42,109