§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men and women were sent to prison for non-payment of fines in the years 1973 to 1976.
§ Mr. JohnThe information requested is given in the following table:
PERSONS AGED 21 AND OVER RECEIVED INTO PRISON IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF A FINE Males Females 1973 … … 8,842 493 1974 … … 10,602 508 1975 … … 11,902 615 1976 … … 12,944 682 The 1976 figures are provisional.