§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was (i) the average daily prison population for the latest month for which figures are available, (ii) the figure for the same month in each of the previous five years and (iii) in each case the number of prisoners within that total who were on remand awaiting trial or sentence.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information is set out in the table.
Average daily population in penal establishments November Persons on remand Total 1980 744 4,900 1981 838 4.510 1982 884 5,176 1983 862 4,988 1984 1,089 4,951 1985 1,097 5,602