HC Deb 24 June 1994 vol 245 cc326-7W
Ms Corston

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the 20 Prison Service establishments to which the largest number of those found guilty of offences in respect of non-payment of debt were committed in the latest period of 12 months for which there is information, specifying in addition how many of these offenders were sentenced for non-payment of(a) television licences and (b) community charge.

Mr. Maclean

The available information is given in the tables separately for the non-criminal offences of non-payment of debt and also for non-payment of fine for using a television without a licence.

The 20 Prison Service establishments receiving the most non-criminal prisoners committed to custody for the non-criminal offences of non-payment of debt in England and Wales, May 1993—April 19941
Numbers received for non-payment of debt
Prison Service establishment ranked by number received for non-payment of debt Total of which, Non-payment of community charge
1. Liverpool 134 129
2. Hull 120 109
3. Leicester 94 79
4. Leeds 74 32
5. Woodhill 73 72
6. Durham 55 54
7. Canterbury 54 54
8. Preston 54 54
9. Lincoln 52 18
10. Shrewsbury 40 39
11. Bedford 38 28
12. Lewes 38 24
13. Risley 37 31
14. Birmingham 35 34
15. Drake Hall 34 33
16. Holme House 33 32
17. Swansea 32 30
18. Low Newton 31 30
19. New Hall 30 25
20. Pentonville 30 25
1Provisional figures.

The 20 Prison Service establishments receiving the largest numbers committed to custody for non-payment of a fine for using a television without a licence, May 1993–April 19941
Prison Service establishment Number
1. Risley 83
2. Liverpool 69
3. New Hall 68
4. Holloway 55
5. Low Newton 47
6. Hull 44
7. Birmingham 43
8. Pucklechurch 34
9. Leicester 33
10. Leeds 33
11. Lincoln 27
12. Shrewsbury 25
13. Drake Hall 23
14. Holme House 21
15. Exeter 20
16. Blakenhurst 18
17. Pentonville 13
18. Bedford 12
19. Preston 12
20. Durham 11
Canterbury 11
Wood Hill 11
1Provisional figures.