§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how 547W many women were in prison with their children at the latest available date; where they were located; and what is the same figure for the previous year;
(2) if he will list the offences for which the women in prison with their children were imprisoned; and, in each case, what was the length of sentence;
(3) if he will give the ages of those children in prison with their mothers at the latest available date.
§ Mr. JohnOn 28th February 1978, 26 women had their children with them
Offence Length of Sentence Burglary (2) … … … … … … 30 months and 45 months Deception (3) … … … … … … 15 months and 18 months (2) Drug offences (2) … … … … … … 15 months and 4 years Robbery (3) … … … … … … 18 months, 2 years and 3 years Theft (4) … … … … … … 6, 9 and 18 months (2) Arson … … … … … … 18 months Forgery … … … … … … 3 years Handling stolen goods … … … … … … 18 months Manslaughter … … … … … … 4 years Of the 27 children—one mother has twins—10 were under three months old; three between three and six months; seven between six and nine months; four between nine and 12 months; one between 12 and 15 months and two between 15 and 18 months.