HL Deb 15 February 1984 vol 448 c346WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many remand prisoners have been held overnight in police cells since 1st January 1984; how many of these were detained in accommodation outside the Metropolitan Police district; and which police forces were involved.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Elton)

The number of prisoners held overnight in police cells since 1st January is as follows:

January Total Outside MPD February Total Outside MPD
1/2 Nil Nil 1/2 128 11
2/3 Nil Nil 2/3 106 11
3/4 3 Nil 3/6 139 23
4/5 1 Nil 6/7 152 32
5/6 20 9 7/8 132 12
6/9 11 Nil 8/9 140 25
9/10 29 4 9/10 116 21
10/11 21 1 10/13 122 22
11/12 16 2 13/14 120 16
12/13 11 Nil 14/15 107 18
13/16 13 1
16/17 38 1
17/18 51 1
18/19 25 Nil
19/20 39 16
20/23 43 3
23/24 70 9
24/25 57 6
25/26 56 8
26/27 71 11
27/30 95 1
30/31 145 14
31/1 121 14

Prisoners were held outside the Metropolitan Police district by the Surrey, Sussex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Thames Valley, Kent, Hampshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Dorset and City of London forces. All these prisoners were en route from courts in those forces' areas to prison.