§ Miss Joan Lestorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research has taken place in the United Kingdom into the effects of prison life on pre-school children.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThere are at present few babies aged over 12 months with their mothers in prison and no such research has yet been undertaken; but now that the accommodation for mothers and babies in prison has been increased, the usefulnes of commissioning some research is being considered.
§ Miss Joan Lestorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the weekly cost of keeping a mother and child in one of Her Majesty's prisons.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe cost of keeping a mother and a child in prison is not separately recorded. In 1976–77, the last financial year for which full details are available, the average weekly cost of 7W keeping an inmate in a female establishment was £112.
§ Miss Joan Lestorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women in prison have their children with them.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThirty-three on 10th April 1978.