§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what sentence was imposed on the prisoner who had been held on remand in custody in Brixton prison for 566 days on 31 January; and what was the total period he spent on remand in custody.
§ Mr. BrittanThe prisoner in question was first remanded to prison custody on 15 July 1978 and was committed for trial on 11 September. Applications for bail were made on 1 December 1978 and 19 April 1979; both were refused. He appeared before a judge to plead on 26 June 1979 and came to trial on 5 December. The jury was discharged on 10 January 1980 when it was unable to agree a verdict. The prisoner was released on bail on 13 February 1980 pending a20W retrial, which started on 6 May. He returned to prison on that day, but was released on bail the following day until 21 May. He then remained in custody until 10 June when the jury was again unable to agree a verdict.
Thereupon the prosecution formally offered no evidence and he was discharged, a verdict of not guilty being entered by the court. He spent a total of 600 days on remand in custody.