§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the average number of remand prisoners detained in police cells in each week in 1986, 346WA because of the shortage of prison accommodation; and which were the police forces concerned.
The Earl of CaithnessThe average number of prisoners held in police cells in England and Wales each week this year is as follows:
Week-ending Average per night 4th January 5 11th January 2 18th January 17 25th January 19 1st February 22 8th February 26 15th February 38 22nd February 33 1st March 40 8th March 66 15th March 85 22nd March 51 29th March 36 5th April 53 12th April 63 19th April 99 26th April 144 3rd May 195 10th May 173 17th May 176 24th May 134 31st May 116 7th June 145 14th June 168 21st June 188 28th June 173 5th July 171 12th July 186 19th July 200 26th July 233 2nd August 210 9th August 175 16th August 192 23rd August 108 30th August 117 6th September 62 13th September 84 20th September 84 27th September 90 4th October 103 11th October 89 18th October 121 25th October 129 1st November 123 8th November 119 15th November 130 22nd November 175 29th November 210 6th December 254 13th December 282 Police forces by which prisoners have been held include the following:
Other forces may have held prisoners briefly during the industrial action in April-May but are not centrally recorded.
Metropolitan Hertfordshire Avon and Somerset Kent City of London Merseyside Bedfordshire Northamptonshire Cambridgeshire Suffolk Essex Surrey Gloucestershire Sussex Greater Manchester Thames Valley Leicestershire West Yorkshire Hampshire