§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were held in police cells on remand in England and Wales on 24 September and each succeeding day to the latest date available.
§ Mr. MellorThe number of prisoners, most of whom are likely to have been untried, held in police cells in England and Wales was as follows:
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Date Number September 24–25 94 25–26 105 26–27 80 27–29 100 29–30 135 30–1 October 131 October 1–2 105 2–3 97 3–4 74 4–6 76 6–7 84 7–8 87 8–9 89 9–10 96 10–11 85 11–13 104 13–14 132 14–15 134 15–16 136 16–17 97 17–18 125 18–20 120 20–21 140 21–22 127 22–23 136 23–24 118 24–25 131 25–27 143 27–28 149 28–29 139 29–30 103 30–31 106
Date Number 31–1 November 106 November 1–3 117 3–4 130
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of persons held in prisons in England and Wales at the latest available date.
§ Mr. MellorOn 31 October 1986 the total number of persons held in Prison Department custody in England and Wales was 47,414.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of persons held on remand in prison in the south-east region of the Prison Department for the most recent date available; and what was the comparable figure for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MellorThe information, which excludes those held in police cells, is as follows:
Untried and convicted unsentenced population of establishments in the South East Region of the Prison Department At 30 September Number of Persons 1981 2,650 1982 2,490 1983 2,860 1984 3,380 1985 3,690 1986 4,030