Police Cells (Hansard, 18 November 1987)

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average cost of keeping a person on remand in police cells.

§ Mr. John Patten
The average cost per night of keeping a person on remand in police cells, based on the la test accounts submitted by police forces, is £163.

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who is responsible for payment of the costs involved in keeping a person on remand in police cells.

§ Mr. John Patten
The Home Office meets the full costs of keeping persons on remand in police cells. The costs are borne on the "Prisons, England and Wales, Vote" (class XI, vote 2).

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of(a) men and (b) women who were being held in police cells in the United Kingdom on 31 October.

§ Mr. John Patten
On 31 October, 899 male and 11 female prisoners were held in police cells in England and Wales.