§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons were in prison for contempt of court at the latest available date; and.
532Wprosecutions there have been in each of the last three years against people owning dogs and not holding a valid licence and with what result; what is the latest estimate of the number of people owning dogs who do not hold a valid licence and the estimated loss of revenue; and what is the current number of issued dog licences.
§ Mr. JohnInformation about proceedings in England and Wales under Section 12 of the Dog Licences Act 1959 for keeping dogs without a valid licence is contained in the following table:
of these, how many were: (a) men, (b) women and (c) juveniles;
(2) what is the time so far served in prison of those persons in prison for contempt of court at latest available date.
§ Mr. JohnOn 30th June, the latest date for which information is available, there were 37 people in prison for contempt of court. Of these, 36 were men and one was a woman; none were juveniles. The length of time spent in custody by these persons, up to 30th June, is shown in the following table:
Time-served No. of Persons Up to and including one week 15 Over one week up to and including three weeks 9 Over three weeks up to and including six weeks 6 Over six weeks up to and including 10 weeks 5 Over 10 weeks up to and including 13 weeks 2 37