§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been the total numbers of untried receptions of (a) males and (b) females on remand into Scottish prisons during each of the years 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested for the years 1980, 1981 and 1982 was published in "Prisons in Scotland: Report for 1982"—Cmnd. 8980—appendix No. 5; and for 1979 in "Prisons in Scotland: Report for 1979"—Cmnd. 8037—appendix No. 6.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been the total numbers of convicted receptions of (a) males and (b) females on remand awaiting sentence into Scottish prisons, during each of the years 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
§ Mr. AncramThe numbers of persons first received into custody on remand, following conviction, awaiting sentence for the years 1980, 1981 and 1982 were published in "Prisons in Scotland: Report for 1982"—Cmnd. 8980—appendix No. 5. Information for 1979 was published in "Prisons in Scotland: Report for 1979"—Cmnd. 8037—appendix No. 6.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what have been the total numbers of (a) males and (b) females pleading not guilty who had been remanded in custody and subsequently found not guilty in each of the years 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982;
(2) what have been the total numbers of (a) males and (b) females remanded in custody who were subsequently found guilty but not given a custodial sentence in each of the years 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982;
(3) what have been the total numbers of (a) males and (b) females appearing in court from liberty who were subsequently remanded in custody for sentence but received a non-custodial sentence in each of the years 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
§ Mr. AncramI regret that this information cannot be provided from the statistics collected by my Department.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by Her Majesty's prisons in Scotland, the number of persons remanded in custody and currently awaiting sentence, and the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AncramThe numbers of persons remanded in custody in penal establishments in Scotland on 22 November 1983 are given in the following table. Information on average waiting times is not available.
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Persons remanded in custody in Scottish penal establishments on 22 November 1983 by establishment. Number Remanded Establishment Untried Convicted awaiting sentence Aberdeen 46 — Barlinnie 304 10 Cornton Vale 36 5
Remanded Establishment Untried Convicted awaiting sentence Dumfries 16 6 Edinburgh 77 74 Inverness 17 11 Longriggend Remand Unit 172 64 Perth 37 19 TOTAL 705 189