Prisoners (Remand and Police Custody) (Hansard, 30 November 1987)

HC Deb 30 November 1987 vol 123 c391W 391W

§ Mrs. Mahon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are currently being held(a) on remand and (b) in police cells.

§ Mr. John Patten
On 31 October 1987, the latest date for which reliable information is available, about 10,570 untried or convicted unsentenced prisoners wre held in prison department establishments in England and Wales and 910 prisoners were held in police cells, many of whom were on remand. By 20 November 1987 the number held in police cells had fallen to 650.