§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many there were in prison at the latest available date; and what percentage of them were (a) sharing two to a cell and (b) sharing three to a cell.
§ Mr. MayhewOn 10 April 1981 the prison population was about 43,900, of whom 24 per cent. were sharing two to a cell and 12 per cent. were sharing three to a cell.