§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men and women were sent to prison in the years 1972 to 1976 for fraud of any kind.
§ Mr. JohnThe information is as follows:
PERSONS SENTENCED TO IMMEDIATE IMPRISONMENT FOR OFFENCES OF FRAUD England and Wales Males Females 1972 … … 1,480 68 1973 … … 1,360 69 1974 … … 1,320 73 1975 … … 1,445 84 The information for 1976 is not yet available.
The above figures do not include those imprisoned for forgery offences.