§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give details of the number of persons sent to prison for fine default for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. HurdThe latest available information is published in table 7.2 of "Prison Statistics England and Wales 1982"—Cmnd. 9027. Figures for 1983 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the average time spent in custody by fine defaulters for the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HurdI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from the hon. Member for Montgomery (Mr. Carlile) on 3 November 1983 at c. 989.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of those imprisoned for fine default were in receipt of state benefit in the most recent year for which figures are available.