§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average number of days in 1985 spent on remand for prisoners charged with terrorist-type activities.
§ Mr. MellorThe only information which is readily available relates to prisoners who are currently in prison custody in England and Wales in category A. It does not cover prisoners who have been released or downgraded.
Twenty such prisoners spent periods in prison during 1985 on remand charged with terrorist-type offences and the average of those periods of time was 128 days. Some of the prisoners were first remanded in custody prior to 1 January 1985 and others remained in custody awaiting trial after 31 December 1985.