§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were received into Brixton prison in the last week for which figures are available; and for what offences they were remanded.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe readily available information, which is given in the table, is based on the three weeks commencing 1 December 1991.
Average number of prisoners received into Brixton prison per week on initial committal as a remand prisoner1: by offence Offence Number2 Violence against the person 8 Rape — Other sexual offences — Burglary 4 Robbery 3 Theft and handling 6 Fraud and forgery 1 Drugs offences 2 Other offences 3 Not recorded 12 All offences 39 1 Untried or convicted unsentenced. 2 Rounded figures.