§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were discharged from prison without permanent accommodation in which to live during the last year for which figures are available. [35054]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Richard Tilt to Mr. Jim Callaghan, dated 3 July 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners discharged from prison without permanent accommodation in which to live.
The information is not collected and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.