§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women received a custodial sentence for non-payment of a fine imposed for not paying for a television licence, in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.[38746]
§ Ms QuinThe information requested is given in the table. Information on fine defaulters, by offence, is published in "Prison Statistics England and Wales" (Table 7.3 of the 1996 edition, Cm 3732), a copy of which is in the Library.
Receptions of fine defaulters into prisons in England and Wales:non-payment of fine after conviction for using a TV without a licence, 1995 to 1997, by gender Year Males Females Total 1995 493 235 728 1996 238 89 327 19971 171 61 232 1 Provisional