§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women were imprisoned in England and Wales for non-payment of council tax, poll tax or rates in each year since 1991. [30280]
§ 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. Gerald Bermingham, dated 22 June 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions asking how many (a) men and (b) women were imprisoned in England and Wales for non-payment of council tax, community charge or rates in each year since 1991.Information for 1991 and 1992 is published in "Prison Statistics, England and Wales" (table 6.3 of the 1992 edition, Cm. 2581), a copy of which is in the Library of the House. Provisional information for 1993 and 1994 is given in the attached table.
Receptions of non-criminal prisoners into prison service establishments in England and Wales for non-payment of rates or community charge, 1993–1994. 19931 19941 Offence Males Females Males Females Non-payment of rates 173 21 98 16 Non-payment of community charge 1,249 177 1,173 188 1 Provisional figures.