HC Deb 05 July 1988 vol 136 c485W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for the I tome Department why David Gorton, W90252-D1-28, is being denied normal rights of a remand prisoner at Strangeways prison, Manchester.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Mr. Gorton is not being denied his rights as a remand prisoner. However, because he is in the highest security category, category A, he cannot for over security reasons be offered the full range of privileges available in Manchester prison.

Percentage of persons aged 17 and over sentenced for selected indictable offence groups who received immediate custody by police force area, type of court and age group
England and Wales 1986
Percentage of total persons sentenced
Magistrates' courts Crown court
Burglary Violence against the person Burglary Violence against the person
Police force area 17–20 21 and over 17–20 21 and over 17–20 21 and over 17–20 21 and over
Avon and Somerset 15 14 5 4 54 55 45 39
Bedfordshire 15 8 14 7 69 74 65 39
Cambridgeshire 19 25 9 9 75 81 56 45
Cheshire 26 22 13 9 80 77 63 46
Cleveland 24 19 17 8 65 54 59 53
Cumbria 22 25 10 9 72 79 54 50
Derbyshire 15 20 11 10 67 74 48 49
Devon and Cornwall 20 24 11 8 65 71 46 55
Dorset 18 24 6 8 71 69 39 33
Durham 29 17 10 7 52 57 57 48
Essex 12 19 7 7 85 78 69 63
Gloucestershire 11 17 4 3 58 69 20 33
Greater Manchester 23 22 12 9 65 63 61 52
Hampshire 19 13 7 6 52 56 43 50