§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of remand prisoners being held in police station cells on 9 January; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggOn Monday 9 January, 152 prisoners, most of whom would have been on remand, were held in police cells in England and Wales. This is 571 fewer than a month previously. Efforts to secure reductions are continuing.