§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, pursuant to his letter to the hon. Member for Manchester, Blackley of 7th February he will publish in the Official Report the prison population for each of the years 1972 to 1977, inclusive.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe information is as follows:
Year Average daily population 1972 38,328 1973 36,774 1974 36,867 1975 39,820 1976 41,443 1977 41,600 (provisional estimate)