HC Deb 23 February 1989 vol 147 c761W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what new measures he is taking to reduce the number of prisoners held in police cells.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The measures initiated last year, which are continuing to deliver more prison accommodation, are being supplemented by a programme of vigorous management action to obtain the maximum capacity from the accommodation currently available.