HC Deb 31 January 1984 vol 53 c117W
Mr. Alex Carlile

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many remand prisoners are currently being held in police cells;

(2) since 1 January, how many remand prisoners have been held overnight in police cells.

Mr. Hurd

Details of prisoners accommodated overnight in police cells since 1 January are given in the following table.

January
1–2 Nil
2–3 Nil
3–4 3
4–5 1
5–6 20
6–9 11
9–10 29
10–11 21
11–12 16
12–13 11
13–16 13
16–17 38
17–18 51
18–19 25
19–20 39
20–23 43
23–24 70
24–25 57
25–26 56
26–27 71

On almost every occasion these prisoners have been found places in London prisons on the next working day.

Mr. Alex Carlile

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) since 1 January, how many remand prisoners have shared wing or cell accommodation with convicted prisoners;

(2) since 1 January, how many remand prisoners, by penal establishments, have been held in places normally reserved for convicted prisoners.

Mr. Hurd

Remand prisoners do not share cells with convicted prisoners. When both types of prisoner are held in the same wing, they will normally be held on separate landings or at opposite ends of the wing. The other information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.