§ 74. Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the latest available figure for the total number of prisoners held on remand; what percentage of the total prison population this represents; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorOn 30 September 1986, about 10,620 untried or convicted unsentenced persons were held in prison department establishments in England and Wales, about 23 per cent. of the total population of such establishments.