HC Deb 08 December 1978 vol 959 c819W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were imprisoned for sleeping out or begging in the last year for which figures are available; how many were (a) men and (b) women.

Dr. Summerskill:

The latest information available is that published in tables 3.2, 4.1 and 5.1 of"Prison Statistics, England and Wales 1977 ", Cmnd. 7286.