HC Deb 31 October 1979 vol 972 cc518-20W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the age, length of sentence and prison in which held of the two men imprisoned in 1978 for default of payment of a fine for drunkenness and who were held for up to six months.

Mr. Brittan

In 1978 two men were received into prison department establishments in England and Wales with a sentence of more than three months and up to and including six months in default of payment of a fine for drunkenness. One, aged 29, was sentenced to 140 days and received into Liverpool prison on sentence. The other, aged 31, was sentenced to 108 days and received into Lincoln prison on sentence.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the age, length of sentence and prison in which held of the 13 men imprisoned in 1978 in default of payment of a fine for drunkenness and who were held for two or three months.

Mr. Brittan

In 1978 13 men were received into prison department establishments in England and Wales with a sentence of more than two months and up to and including three months in default of payment of a fine for drunkenness. Two of these men were aged 20, the others were aged 22, 24, 31, 32, 36, 37, 38, 39, 44, 46 and 52. Four were sentenced to 90 days, two each to 70 days and 63 days and one each to 72, 79, 84, 86 and 88 days. They were received on sentence into the following prisons: three into Pentonville, two into Leeds and Manchester and one each into Bedford, Durham, Lincoln, Liverpool, Winchester and Wormwood Scrubs.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the age, length of sentence and prison in which held of the two women imprisoned in 1978 in default of payment of a fine for drunkenness and held for two or three months.

Mr. Brittan

In 1978 two women were received into prison department establishments in England and Wales with a sentence of more than two months and up to and including three months in default of payment of a fine for drunkenness. One, aged 29, was sentenced to 75 days. The other, aged 33, was sentenced to 90 days. Both were received into Risley remand centre on sentence.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the age, length of sentence and prison of the three men aged 60 years and subject to immediate imprisonment for drunkenness in 1978.

Mr. Brittan

The three men aged 60 or over who were received into prison department establishments in England and Wales in 1978 sentenced to immediate imprisonment for drunkenness were aged 68, 69 and 76. They were each sentenced to one month and were received on sentence into Birmingham, Lincoln and Gloucester.

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