§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement on the report of Her Majesty's Inspectors of prisons on the conditions in Strangeways prison, Manchester; how many of the prisoners additional to the normal establishment consist of persons who have not been tried or convicted of any crime and are imprisoned awaiting trial; and for what periods of time these have been imprisoned.
§ Mr. MellorBoth the report and my right hon. Friend's accompanying statement were published on 21 April and lodged in the Library of the House. On 28 February the 121W certified normal accommodation of Her Majesty's prison Manchester was 913 and the total number of prisoners was 1,528. The available information about the numbers of untried prisoners in the prison on 28 February by length of time since initial remand in custody is set out in the following table.
Length of time* since initial remand in custody Estimated number† Up to three months 220 Over three months up to six months 90 Over six months up to nine months 30 Over 9 months up to 12 months 10 Over 12 months up to 15 months 5 Over 15 months up to 18 months 5 Over 18 months — TOTAL 360 * Includes any time which may have been spent on bail after the initial remand in custody and may involve consecutive periods on remand resulting from different charges. † Rounded estimates. The figures recorded centrally are approximate; detailed checking of individual cases would involve disproportionate cost.