HC Deb 01 March 1994 vol 238 c636W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (6) women are presently serving sentences in prison for the non-payment of fines.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Stephen Byers, dated 1 March 1994: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many (a) men and (b) women are presently serving sentences in prison for the non-payment of fines. On 31 January 1994 there were 540 fine defaulters (518 males and 22 females) in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales.