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Mr. Lawrence
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many alcoholics are currently serving prison sentences; of these, how many were sentenced to imprisonment for crimes of violence; and how many were first-time offenders.
Dr. Summerskill
It is not possible to define"alcoholics"with sufficient precision to enable such records to be kept.