asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of prisoners brought before visiting magistrates or boards of visitors for alleged breaches of prison discipline
| Manual Workers | October 1970 | October 1971 | October 1972 | ||||
| Gross weekly earnings (£) | … | … | … | … | 28·05 | 30·93 | 35·82 |
| Income tax | … | … | … | … | 4·11 | 4·13 | 4·60 |
| National Insurance contributions: | |||||||
| Flat rate | … | … | … | … | 0·88 | 0·88 | 0·88 |
| Graduated | … | … | … | … | 0·77 | 0·97 | 1·26 |
| a. Net pay at current prices | … | … | … | … | 22·29 | 24·95 | 29·08 |
| b. Net pay at October 1970 prices | … | … | … | … | 22·29 | 22·81 | 24·65 |
| a.—b | … | … | … | … | — | 2·14 | 4·43 |
| Notes: | |||||||
| The figures of take-home pay do not include family allowances (£0·90 per week for all years) but the tax on the family allowances and "drawback" have been taken into account. | |||||||
during 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973; what was the number found not guilty of a breach of discipline; what was the number found guilty of a breach of discipline; and what was the punishment inflicted.
Details of offences punished and punishments awarded at each establishment in England and Wales are published in the annual reports on the work of the Prison Department. I regret that these do not distinguish between awards by governors and boards of visitors, or include details of charges which have not been found proved. It would involve disproportionate cost to obtain this further information, but if the hon. Member would like to have current information about this particular establishment I should be happy to arrange this.