§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many mother and baby places there are in prisons; how many current prisoners gave birth in the past two years; how many in the second category are not allowed their babies with them despite requesting it.
§ Mr. John PattenThere are 37 mother and baby places in prisons. Information on how many current inmates gave birth in the past two years, and how many of these are not allowed to have their babies with them despite requesting it, is not available centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.