§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average age of remand prisoners currently in Armley.
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[holding answer 8 December 1988]The readily available information is given in the following table.
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Untried and convicted unsentenced prisoners1 held in Leeds prison on 30 June 1988: by age and type of prisoner Age Untried Convicted unsentenced 17–20 237 39 21–24 123 19 25–29 133 7 30–39 95 8 40–49 48 5 50–59 16 1
Age Untried Convicted unsentenced 60 and over 6 — All ages 658 79 1 The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate: detailed checking of individual cases would involve disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners remanded in Armley prison since January have not been convicted; and what percentage this is of the total number of those on remand.
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[holding reply 8 December 1988]: The readily available information held centrally relates to untried prisoners and is for the length of time since the initial reception into a prison service establishment. This may include some intervening time spent on bail.
It is estimated that of the 660 untried prisoners held in Leeds prison on 30 June 1988, 8 (1 per cent.) had been first received over a year earlier and about a further 70 (11 per cent.) had been first received between six and 12 months earlier.