HC Deb 19 June 1998 vol 314 c341W
Mr. Beith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons are currently serving a term of imprisonment for(a) driving with excess alcohol and (b) driving whilst disqualified. [46235]

Ms Quin

The available information is for 30 April and is given in the table. Persons under sentence for driving whilst disqualified are not identifiable as this offence is not a separately coded item on the prisons central computer.

Population under sentence in prisons in England and Wales for driving under the influence on 30 April 19981
Offence Number
In charge of driving under the influence of drink or drugs 370
1 Provisional figures

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