§ 60. Mr. Favellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the present prison population comprises persons awaiting trial.
§ Mr. MellorOn 31 March 1986, about 17 per cent. of the total population of prison department establishments in England and Wales was untried. Information on the number awaiting commencement of their trial is not available centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.