§ Sir John HuntTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current number of remand prisoners who have been held in custody for a period in excess of three months. [41091]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Sir John Hunt, dated 6 November 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking what is the current number of remand prisoners who have been held in custody for a period in excess of three months.
The latest provisional information relates to the length of time since first reception into a Prison Service establishment in England and Wales on 30 June 1995 and is given in the attached table.
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Remand prisoners in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 30 June 1995 held on remand for over 3 months1 On 30 June 1995 Number on remand for over 3 months 24,200 1 Awaiting trial or sentence. Time since first reception on remand into a Prison Service establishment. This includes any intervening time spent on bail, but excludes any time spent in police cells beforehand. 2 Rounded provisional estimate.