§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men and women were sent to prison in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976 for drunkenness.
§ Mr. JohnThe information is as follows:
PERSONS SENTENCED TO IMMEDIATE IMPRISONMENT FOR OFFENCES OF SIMPLE DRUNKENNESS OR OF DRUNKENNESS WITH AGGRAVATION England and Wales Males Females 1972 … … 554 23 1973 … … 482 15 1974 … … 423 13 1975 … … 490 33 Information for 1976 is not yet available.