§ Dr. HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which of the newly formed unitary authorities will have responsibility for the provision of probation services currently provided by officers of Mid Glamorgan county council in(a) the Rhymney Valley, (b) Merthyr, (c) Aberdare and (d) Porth (e) Bridgend. [25050]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerLocal authorities contribute to the costs of, but do not have responsibility for, the provision of probation services. Such services are provided by probation committees. The Mid Glamorgan probation committee is responsible for the provision of services in its area. On 16 May, our intention to make changes to the Mid Glamorgan probation area was announced, and I refer the hon. Member to the answer
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Table 7.3: Receptions into prison in default of payment of a fine: by period and sex, 1974–84 Number of persons Period imposed in default 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Males Up to and including 1 week 1,000 1,032 1,015 1,526 3,606 3,624 3,210 3,670 4,052 3,726 3,576 Over 1 week up to and including 2 weeks 1,875 1,751 1,705 1,660 2,937 3,101 2,731 3,801 4,468 4,183 4,480 Over 2 weeks up to and including 1 month 3,487 3,669 3,646 3,371 4,494 5,208 5,011 7,425 9,283 9,086 8,154 Over 1 month up to and including 2 months 3,215 3,749 4,208 4,113 2,710 2,689 2,629 3,583 3,867 3,517 3,099 Over 2 months up to and including 3 months 1,959 2,799 3,645 3,617 1,304 948 927 1,063 1,070 966 684 Over 3 months up to and including 6 months 516 717 903 838 467 484 434 474 391 406 258 Over 6 months 62 85 73 59 29 38 34 30 37 36 24 Total 12,114 13,802 15,195 15,184 15,547 16,092 14,976 20,046 23,168 21,920 20,275 Females Up to and including 1 week 71 41 55 89 249 223 230 214 252 289 439 Over 1 week up to and including 2 weeks 87 112 106 144 213 263 236 287 323 314 376 Over 2 weeks up to and including 1 month 233 262 247 273 280 306 331 425 530 499 485 Over 1 month up to and including 2 months 64 122 184 188 100 119 123 136 157 165 149 Over 2 months up to and including 3 months 44 63 109 132 41 31 33 33 39 40 33 given to the hon. Member for High Peak (Mr. Hendry) of that date, at columns 189–90.