HL Deb 11 January 1988 vol 491 c1061WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many male and female prisoners respectively have been kept in police custody on every night since 16th November 1987 because of the overcrowding in 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 16th November onwards was as follows:

Males Females
16th November 747 39
17th November 753 57
18th November 677 60
19th November 667 56
20th November 597 53
21st November 678 49
22nd November 678 49
23rd November 678 49
24th November 724 44
25th November 729 46
26th November 690 46
27th November 685 35
28th November 863 49
29th November 863 49
30th November 863 49
1st December 851 59
2nd December 806 58
3rd December 772 56
4th December 741 52
5th December 795 34
6th December 795 34
7th December 795 34
8th December 811 35
9th December 760 36
10th December 701 35
11th December 656 39
12th December 735 50
13th December 735 50
14th December 735 50
15th December 760 45