§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total cost to the prison department over the last 12 months of keeping prisoners in police custody in London and the south-east of England.
§ Mr. HurdPayments to the Metropolitan police for keeping prisoners in police custody during the year ending 31 March 1983 totalled approximately £2.7 million. I regret that details of payments to other police forces for this purpose are not readily available.