HC Deb 09 April 1984 vol 58 c34W
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers of (a) remand prisoners and (b) short-term prisoners in Scottish prisons, giving numbers for each prison separately.

Mr. Ancram

The numbers of remand prisoners and short-term prisoners in Scottish prisons and Longriggend remand institution at lock-up on 3 April 1984 were as follows:

Remand* Short-term
Prisons
Aberdeen 51 94
Barlinnie 416 546
Cornton Vale 34 58
Dumfries 18 4
Edinburgh 125 180
Inverness 30 49
Low Moss 383
Perth 25 133
Penninghame 24
Remand institution
Longriggend 252 24
* Untried and convicted awaiting sentence
† Sentences of less than 18 months

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, of all prisoners in Scottish prisons, what percentage have been remand prisoners in 1983 and 1984 to date.

Mr. Ancram

Remand prisoners represented 17 per cent. of the prison population in 1983 and 18 per cent. in 1984 to date.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cells set aside for remand prisoners in Scotland contain one, two or three prisoners to a cell, giving separate figures for each category.

Mr. Ancram

Details of the occupancy of cells allocated for remand prisoners in Scotland, at lock-up on 3 April 1984, are as follows:

Remand Cell Occupancy
1 prisoners 2 prisoners 3 prisoners
166 343 8

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, over the last five years, what percentage of prisoners in Scottish prisons on remand have (a) been convicted and (b) been released without imprisonment.

Mr. Ancram

This information cannot be provided from the statistics collected by my Department.