§ 19. Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons are currently detained in prison.
§ Mr. MayhewOn 18 June the total prison population in England and Wales was about 44,000.
§ 35. Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons are held in prison 153W department establishments; and how many prisoners on remand have been held in police cells since the beginning of 1982 because of overcrowding in prison department establishments.
§ Mr. MayhewOn 18 June, the total prison population in England and Wales was about 44,000. Since the beginning of the year an average of about 36 prisoners, mainly remand prisoners, have been held each night in police cells.