§ 88. Mr. F. Willeyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of sentence being served by prisoners in Her Majesty's prisons for the following years 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1951.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeThe figures asked for are available only in respect of sentences of less than three years imprisonment, which are given below. I am also giving, in case they are of interest to the hon. Member, figures showing the daily average population of the various categories of prisoner during the years in question.