HL Deb 19 November 1987 vol 490 cc401-3WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many male and female prisoners have been held in police custody on every night since 1st September 1987 because of the current overcrowding in Her Majesty's prisons.

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

The number of male and female prisoners held in police custody in England and Wales on each night from 1st September onwards was as follows:

Males Females
September 1st 315 6
September 2nd 370 1
September 3rd 336 0
September 4th 416 3
September 5th 476 0
September 6th 476 0
September 7th 476 0
September 8th 543 1
September 9th 568 1
September 10th 569 0
September 11th 568 0
September 12th 577 0
September 13th 577 0
September 14th 619 6
September 15th 620 0
September 16th 620 1
September 17th 597 0
September 18th 625 2
September 19th 611 8
September 20th 611 8
September 21st 656 2
September 22nd 709 9
September 23rd 717 7
September 24th 636 9
September 25th 630 9
September 26th 718 1
September 27th 718 1
September 28th 718 1
September 29th 788 0
September 30th 818 0
October 1st 809 0
October 2nd 842 0
October 3rd 909 1
October 4th 909 1
October 5th 909 1
October 6th 974 3
October 7th 938 0
October 8th 958 0
October 9th 973 0
October 10th 1,121 1
October 11th 1,121 1
October 12th 1,121 1
October 13th 1,180 1
October 14th 1,219 0
October 15th 1,253 0
October 16th 1,249 8
October 17th 1,295* 10*
October 18th 1,295* 10*
October 19th 1,295* 10*
October 20th 1,320 15
October 21st 1,281 21
October 22nd 1,249 22
October 23rd 1,268 30
October 24th 1,264 26
October 25th 1,264 26
October 26th 1,264 26
October 27th 1,240 15
October 28th 1,132 16
October 29th 1,076 19
October 30th 960 8
October 31st 899 11
Males Females
November 1st 899 11
November 2nd 899 11
November 3rd 816 13
November 4th 792 18
November 5th 774 13
November 6th 733 18
November 7th 804 16
November 8th 804 16
November 9th 804 16
November 10th 746 21
November 11th 765 24
November 12th 704 45
November 13th 729 40
November 14th 747 39
November 15th 747 39
November 16th 747 39
November 17th 753 57
(*Figures for 17th, 18th and 19th October are estimates; accurate statistics for the Metropolitan Police area were not available owing to computer failure.)