§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men and women, listed separately, were committed to prison for wife and child maintenance default and
Average daily population of prison department establishments in England and Wales committed by magistrates courts for non-payment of maintenance or arrears under an affiliation order: 1975–79 Number of persons Year Males Females 1975 295 — 1976 292 — 1977 303 — 1978 302 — 1979 237* — Population at 31st March 1980 298* — *Provisional