§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of people remanded in custody and classified as(a) white, (b) West Indian, Guyanese, African, (c) Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and (d) Chinese, Arab and mixed origin were given a non-custodial sentence during 1987, or for the latest date available;
(2) what percentage of prisoners who were remanded in custody and who were classified as (a) white, (b) West Indian, Guyanese, African, (c) Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and (d) Chinese, Arab and mixed origin were eventually acquitted or not proceeded with in 1987 and 1988.
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[holding answer 20 February 1989]: The information for 1986 is given in the table. The latest information, for 1987, is a less reliable guide because for a large proportion—one fifth—the outcome of court proceedings is not recorded.
Wormwood scrubs, (d) Wandsworth, (e) Pentonville, (f) Birmingham, (g) Manchester and (h) Liverpool for the latest date available.
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[holding answer 20 February 1989]: The latest readily available information is given in the table.
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Establishment and type of prisoner White West Indian, Guyanese, African Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi Chinese, Arab, Mixed origin Other, not recorded, refusal All origins All prisoners 249 135 7 17 64 472 Brixton: Untried 411 156 15 16 15 613 Convicted unsentenced 113 40 5 1 8 167 Sentenced 226 59 10 5 1 301 Non-criminal — — — — — — All prisoners 750 255 30 22 24 1,081 Wormwood Scrubs: Untried 324 201 26 19 19 589 Convicted unsentenced — — — — — — Sentenced 354 67 20 12 8 461 Non-criminal — — — — — — All prisoners 678 268 46 31 27 1,050 Wandsworth: Untried — — — — — — Convicted unsentenced 55 2 — 1 2 60 Sentenced 1,073 298 41 44 21 1,477 Non-criminal — — — — — — All prisoners 1,128 300 41 45 23 1,537 Pentonville: Untried 169 84 16 8 6 283 Convicted unsentenced 87 6 4 3 — 100 Sentenced 353 57 8 6 6 430 Non-criminal 15 5 2 3 1 26 All prisoners 624 152 30 20 13 839 Birmingham: Untried 332 66 35 8 17 458 Convicted unsentenced 32 6 5 — 4 47 Sentenced 461 79 26 19 5 590 Non-criminal 6 2 5 — 1 14 All prisoners 831 153 71 27 27 1,109 Manchester2: Untried 515 39 23 24 12 613 Convicted unsentenced 143 8 — 1 4 156 Sentenced 928 43 27 14 3 1,015 Non-criminal — — — — — — All prisoners 1,586 90 50 39 19 1,784 Liverpool: Untried 6 — — — 3 9 Convicted unsentenced 6 — — — — 6 Sentenced 1,306 26 7 14 21 1,374 Non-criminal — — — — — — All prisoners 1,318 26 7 14 24 1,389 1 The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate. 2 Remand centre and local prison.