§ Mr. McTaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been prosecuted in each of the last five years for non-payment of television licences; and what percentage of those were pensioners.
§ Mr. RentonFigures are given in the table. These have been supplied by the national television licence records office, which instigates all prosecutions for television licence evasion.
No information is held by that office about the ages of those prosecuted. However, Home Office records show that in 1985 and 1986 fewer than 20 defendants proceeded against in England and Wales for offences under the Wireless Telegraphy Acts were of pensionable age.
at each such prison for the years 1985, 1986 and 1987; and if he has any plans to increase prison officer family accommodation.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information requested is not readily available for 1985 and 1986 and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. For 1987, the information, as at 30 September, is as follows. There are no plans to increase prison officer family accommodation.
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Her Majesty's Prison Service establishments which provide living accommodation for prison officers and their families (Number of units at 30 September 1987) Number Acklington 104 Albany 120 Aldington 29 Ashford 172 Ashwell 22 Ask ham Grange 14 Aylesbury 85 Bedford 60
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Number Birmingham 63 Blantyre House 22 Blundeston 46 Bristol 77 Brixton 366 Brockhill 35 Buckley Hall 16 Bullwood Hall 19 Camp Hill 59 Campsfield House 33 Canterbury 60 Cardiff 49 Channings Wood 37 Chelmsford 81 Coldingley 127 Cookham Wood 27 Dartmoor 85 Deerbolt 81 Dorchester 44 Dover 49 Drake Hall 36 Durham 99 East Sutton Park 13 Eastwood Park 23 Erlestoke House 36 Everthorpe 33 Exeter 73 Featherstone 54 Feltham 127 Ford 22 Foston Hall 13 Frankland 85 Gartree 118 Glen Parva 114 Gloucester 40 Grendon/Spring Hill 88 Gringley 10 Guys Marsh 32 Haslar 15 Hatfield 38 Haverigg 83 Hewell Grange 25 Highpoint 87 Hindley 46 Hollesley Bay 103 Holloway 181 Hull 72 Huntercombe/Finnamore Wood Camp 87 Kingston (Portsmouth) 27 Kirkham 34 Kirklevington Grange 14 Lancaster 21 Latchmere House 59 Leeds 58 Leicester 58 Lewes 75 Leyhill 38 Lincoln 67 Lindholme 172 Liverpool 124 Long Lartin 130 Lowdham Grange 36 Low Newton 31 Maidstone 93 Manchester 119 Medomsley 9 Morton Hall 39 New Hall 26 Northallerton 18 Northeye 32 North Sea Camp 30 Norwich 74 Nottingham 31 Onley 61 Oxford 31 Parkhurst 170 Pentonville 214
Number Portland 97 Preston 36 Pucklechurch 42 Ranby 50 Reading 75 Risley 179 Rochester 55 Rudgate/Thorpe Arch 61 Send 34 Shepton Mallet 22 Shrewsbury 12 Stafford 56 Standford Hill 73 Stocken 46 Stoke Heath 20 Styal 37 Sudbury 15 Swansea 23 Swinfen Hall 51 Thorn Cross 19 Usk 37 The Verne 67 Wakefield 99 Wandsworth 257 Wayland 60 Wellingborough 40 Werrington 10 Wetherby 22 Whatton 46 Winchester 128 Wormwood Scrubs 375 Wymott 108