HC Deb 06 June 1980 vol 985 c878W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of time spent in custody of (a) drunks, (b) mentally subnormals, (c) prostitutes and (d) defaulters in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) Greater London.

Mr. Brittan

[pursuant to his reply, 12 May 1980, c. 346]: The information requested about mentally subnormals is not available and the numbers of drunks and prostitutes in custody are not recorded. The available information is given in the following table.