§ Mr. Ernie RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the number of persons who(a) were on remand and (b) had not been convicted amongst the Scottish prison population on any one day; and how many were (i) males and (ii) females.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe available information is set out in the table:
Average daily remand population1 in Scottish penal establishments during January 1990 Untried Convicted awaiting sentence Total on remand Males 575 144 719 Females 31 4 35 Total 606 148 753 1 Provisional.