HC Deb 16 December 1985 vol 89 c4W

Mr. Tom Cox asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of petitions received by his Department from prisoners in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

Mr. Mellor

As I stated in reply to a question from the hon. Member for Knowsley, North (Mr. Kilroy-Silk) on 30 October at column556, no record is kept of the total number of petitions received from prisoners in prison in England and Wales.