HC Deb 23 June 1988 vol 135 cc686-7W
Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people awaiting trial before magistrates and Crown courts were held in police cells for each day during May and June in England and Wales.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The number of prisoners held in police cells in England and Wales on each day from 1 May, most of whom would have been awaiting trial, were as follows:

Date Number of prisoners
1–3 May 1,115
4 May 1,011
5 May 1,004
6 May 977
7–9 May 985
10 May 1,007
11 May 957
12 May 967
13 May 908
14–16 May 931
17 May 984
18 May 905
19 May 910
20 May 900
21–23 May 862
24 May 862
25 May 872
26 May 825
27 May 855
28–31 May 903
1 June 839
2 June 816
3 June 847
4–6 June 787
7 June 817
8 June 752
9 June 756
10 June 745
11–13 June 746
14 June 755
15 June 722
16 June 709
17 June 720
18–20 June 757
21 June 774
22 June 735