§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the age and length of time imprisoned of the 34 women imprisoned in 1978 for 246W contempt of court, and the nature of and circumstances surrounding the contempt.
Mr. BrittonThe age distribution of the 34 females received into custody for contempt of court in 1978 is given in "Prison Statistics, England and Wales" (Cmnd. 7626), table 6.1. The following table shows the length of their imprisonment. Information about the nature of and circumstances surrounding the contempt is not recorded centrally.
FEMALES RECEIVED INTO PRISON ESTABLISHMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN 1978 IN CONTEMPT OF COURT: BY LENGTH OF TIME SPENT IN CUSTODY Length of time spent in custody Number of females Up to and including 1 week 21 Over 1 week up to and including 1 month 8 Over 1 month up to and including2 months 2 Over 2 months up to and including 3 months 1 Over 3 months up to and including 6 months 2 Over 6 months — TOTAL 34