§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the total numbers of prisoners held on remand in custody in England and Wales in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. JohnThe following table shows the number of receptions into custody on remand. Data for 1975 are not yet available.
RECEPTION INTO CUSTODY OF PERSONS ON REMAND Number of receptions Year Untried Convicted awaiting sentence 1965 29,996 21,444 1966 35,591 24,459 1967 36,640 24,818 1968 37,177 22,453 1969 40,258 25,865 1970 43,042 27,671 1971 47,731 27,729 1972 44,501 23,917 1973 46,144 23,770 1974 51,422 23,683 Note: Some persons received as untried are subsequently received as convicted awaiting sentence, and will thus appear in both columns in the above.