HC Deb 09 November 1998 vol 319 cc43-4W
Mr. Beith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the average number of ex-servicemen and servicewomen serving prison sentences during the past year; and if he will make a statement. [58472]

Mr. George Howarth

The information requested is not available. Information regarding an individual's professional status, prior to reception into a Prison Service establishment, is not recorded on central computer records.