HC Deb 20 November 1991 vol 199 c166W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment is made of the mental health of people held on remand in police cells in England and Wales when they are remanded.

Mrs. Angela Rumbold

Arrangements for caring for prisoners in police cells are for chief officers of police. I understand that the prisoners concerned are normally assessed by a police doctor on reception.