§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 12 January,Official Report, column 202, for the non-payment of which types of fine the 11 people in Leeds prison are jailed.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. John Battle, dated 30 January 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about fine defaulters at Leeds prison.On 14 December there were 11 prisoners serving sentences for non-payment of fines imposed as follows:Offence on warrant
- assault on police
- burglary
- traffic offence (4)
- criminal damage (2)
- reckless driving
- theft
- drunk driving