HL Deb 16 July 1987 vol 488 c1258WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the numbers of men and women prisoners held in police cells because of prison overcrowding on every day since 1st January 1987.

The Minister of State, Home Office (The Earl of Caithness)

The only reliable figures available are obtained from a weekly census on Fridays. The numbers of male and female prisoners held in police cells in England and Wales on Fridays from 2nd January 1987, were as follows:

Males Females
January 2 26 65
9 15 74
16 90 107
23 125 89
30 243 94
February 6 221 102
13 245 87
20 292 101
27 207 108
March 6 220 77
13 185 102
20 152 86
27 223 109
April 3 231 90
10 183 92
17 161 91
24 107 104
May 1 221 108
8 141 66
15 178 64
22 199 88
29 224 100
June 5 270 91
12 327 90
19 358 105
26 411 95
July 3 511 109
10 553 95