HC Deb 14 February 1990 vol 167 c312W
Mr. Ernie Ross

To 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-Hamilton

The 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.

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