§ Mr. ROWNTREEasked the Home Secretary whether he can give details of the number of debtors and civil process prisoners received into prison in England and Wales during each of the past five years, showing their ages and sex, and the numbers imprisoned for debts of £5 and upwards and under that amount?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe only figures available are the numbers and sex of the debtors and civil process prisoners received. The figures are:—
Toted Number. Males. Females. 1907 … 18,055 … 17,614 … 441 1908 … 18,797 … 18,324 … 473 1909 … 19,239 … 18,823 … 416 1910 … 17,571 … 17,203 … 368 1911 … 16,030 … 15,670 … 340