HC Deb 12 July 1989 vol 156 c528W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) women and (b) men were put in prison while waiting for trial and subsequently freed during 1987 and 1988.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

I regret that the information is not available.

Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest figure for the average time spent on remand for(a) men and (b) women.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The estimated average periods spent in custody on remand in 1988 were as follows:

Days
Men 20.7
Women 17.7

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