§ Mr. ViggersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women are in prison for non-payment of their television licence; and what proportion that represents of the male and female prison population. [118283]
§ Paul Goggins[holding answer 11 June 2003]: On 31 March 2003, there was one man and no women in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales for defaulting on the payment of a fine for using a television without a licence. This represents 0.001 per cent. of the male prison population in England and Wales.