§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the three tables regarding persons committed to prison in default of payment of a fine which were attached
TABLE 1 PERSONS COMMITTED TO PRISON FOR UP TO ONE MONTH IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF A FINE WHO SERVED MORE THAN 80 PER CENT. OF THE SENTENCE TO BE SERVED AT THE TIME OF COMMITTAL TO PRISON FOR DEFAULT, AND WHO WERE DISCHARGED IN THE YEARS 1970, 1971 AND 1972 Year of discharge Offence group 1970 1971 1972 Indictable … … … … … 1,190 1,283 1,141 Non-indictable … … … … … 2,471 2,551 2,466 Total … … … … … 3,661 3,834 3,607
TABLE 2 BREAKDOWN OF NON-INDICTABLE OFFENCES SHOWN IN TABLE 1 ABOVE BY OFFENCES LISTED IN TABLE D.3 OF THE ANNUAL STATISTICAL VOLUME Year of discharge 1970 1971 1972 Offence type Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Drunkenness 1,800 72.9 1,792 70.3 1,812 73.5 Highway Act Offences 331 13.4 408 16.0 334 13.5 Begging, sleeping out 30 1.2 48 1.9 47 1.9 Offences in relation to prostitution 6 0.2 11 0.4 9 0.4 Other non-indictable offences 304 12.3 292 11.4 264 10.7 Total 2,471 100.0 2,551 100.0 2,466 100.0
TABLE 3 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATES TO MALES AND FEMALES COMMITTED TO PRISON IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF A FINE FOR DRUNKENNESS WHO WERE DISCHARGED DURING 1972 HAVING SERVED MORE THAN 80 PFR CENT. OF THE SENTENCE TO BE SERVED AT THE TIME OF COMMITTAL TO PRISON FOR DEFAULT Males Females Whether given time to pay Total discharged in 1972 Number who served over 80 per cent. of sentence Total discharged in 1972 Number who served over 80 per cent. of sentence Given time to pay … 1,198 689 39 26 Not given time to pay … 1,389 1,042 95 75 Total … 2,587 1,731 134 101