§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many objections were received by his Department to the building of a new remand facility at Everthorpe.
§ Mr. MellorApart from representations made by my hon. Friend the Member for Boothferry (Mr. Davis), four letters and a petition signed by 65 residents were received objecting, in principle, to the building of the remand centre on the Home Office land at Everthorpe. Additionally, 19 representations were received in respect of the loss of woodland on the site chosen.
§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the cost to his Department of keeping Lorrain Osman in prison on remand; and how long that period of remand has been.
§ Mr. MellorMr. Osman was remanded in custody on 7 December 1985 pending consideration of a request for his extradition.
On 1 June 1987 he was committed to custody to await the Secretary of State's order for his surrender to the Hong Kong authorities. Mr. Osman has not yet been returned to Hong Kong because of the series of appeals initiated by him against extradition.
On the basis of average operating costs for Pentonville prison, the total cost to date of detaining Mr. Osman is estimated at about £56,000.