HC Deb 19 January 1989 vol 145 cc272-3W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of remand prisoners being held in police station cells on 9 January; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

On Monday 9 January, 152 prisoners, most of whom would have been on remand, were held in police cells in England and Wales. This is 571 fewer than a month previously. Efforts to secure reductions are continuing.

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