§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons in 1979 were remanded on bail before trial, but subsequently remanded in custody for reports and (a) whether he will institute inquiries as to ways of reducing this figure and (b) what information he has on variations in the proportion of offenders dealt with in this way (i) regionally and (ii) as between males and females.
§ Mr. BrittanThe information requested is not available.