HC Deb 27 April 1984 vol 58 cc614-5W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women were held in police custody at Highbury corner magistrates court on each night during March.

Mr. Hurd

The number of women held in police custody at Highbury corner magistrates court on each night during March was as follows:

March Number
1/2 28
2/3 27
3/5 19
5/6 22
6/7 23
7/8 24
8/9 32
9/10 21
10/12 17
12/13 17
13/14 20
14/15 19
15/16 25
16/17 17
17/19 21
19/20 22
20/21 16
21/22 10
22/23 9
23/24 7
24/26 9
26/27 14
27/28 17
28/29 14
29/30 10
30/31 8
31/1 18

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how long each of the women remanded in police custody at Highbury corner magistrates court on the nights of 1 March, 15 March and 31 March, respectively, had been held continuously in police custody.

Mr. Hurd

The number of nights for which each of those held overnight on 1–2 March, 15–16 March and 31 March–1 April had been held was as follows:

1–2 March 15–16 March 31 March-1 April
Nights Number of people detained Nights Number of people detained Nights Number of people detained
1 5 1 6 1 10
2 6 2 2 3 4
4 3 3 4 4 1
7 1 8 3 5 3
8 4 9 2
9 3 10 1
11 1 11 1
15 1 15 1
16 1 16 3
17 1 18 1
18 2 31 1