HC Deb 27 April 1990 vol 171 c364W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fine defaulters are currently imprisoned at Armley gaol, Leeds; how many of these are serving sentences of six months or less; and in each case, what percentage of the total current prisoner population of Armley these prisoners represent.

Mr. Mellor

According to records held centrally, which are approximate, 28 fine defaulters were held in Leeds prison on 28 February, 1990. They formed between 2 and 3 per cent. of the population of Leeds prison. All had been committed for periods of six months or less.