§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many cases of loss of remission of the maximum of 180 days were there in prisons in England and Wales during the most recent 12-month period; and in how many of these were consecutive punishments 130W imposed on separate charges arising out of a single incident;
(2) in how many cases (a) in Wands-worth and (b) in the south-east region of the prison department, in the last month for which figures are available, forfeiture of remission was imposed; and in how many of these it was imposed in conjunction with one or more other penalties;
(3) how many days' remission were forfeited (a) in Wandsworth and (b) in the south-east region of the prison department in the last month for which figures are available.
§ Mr. BrittanInformation on offences punished and punishments awarded to persons in prison department establishments in England and Wales is compiled on an annual basis and published in "Prison Statistics, England and Wales" (tables 9.1–9.6 of the issue for 1978, Cmnd. 7626). It is hoped to publish the issue for 1979 at the end of July. The amount of remission lost is not recorded centrally and it is not possible to identify from central records combinations of punishments for an individual offence.