§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many male and female prisoners respectively have been kept in police custody on every night since 16th November 1987 because of the overcrowding in prisons.
The Minister of State, Home Office (The Earl of Caithness)The number of male and female prisoners held in police custody in England and Wales on each night from 16th November onwards was as follows:
Males Females 16th November 747 39 17th November 753 57 18th November 677 60 19th November 667 56 20th November 597 53 21st November 678 49 22nd November 678 49 23rd November 678 49 24th November 724 44 25th November 729 46 26th November 690 46 27th November 685 35 28th November 863 49 29th November 863 49 30th November 863 49 1st December 851 59 2nd December 806 58 3rd December 772 56 4th December 741 52 5th December 795 34 6th December 795 34 7th December 795 34 8th December 811 35 9th December 760 36 10th December 701 35 11th December 656 39 12th December 735 50 13th December 735 50 14th December 735 50 15th December 760 45