§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of prisoners in custody; how many are married; and how many children have one or both parents under detention.
§ Miss BaconOn 16th November, 24,118 males and 705 females were in prisons; 4,541 boys and 140 girls were in borstals; and 1,545 boys and 25 girls were in detention centres. I regret that statistics of their marital status or number of children are not available.