§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were held in police cells in each of the police forces in England and Wales on the most recent date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter LloydOn Friday 16 October 1992, the latest date for which figures are available, the total number of prisoners held in police cells in each force area was as follows:
Force area Prisoners Avon and Somerset 31 Cheshire 33 Cumbria 2 Derbyshire 10 Gloucestershire 10 Greater Manchester 238 Humberside 21 I^ancashire 50 Merseyside 87 North Wales 7 North Yorkshire 11 South Wales 24 South Yorkshire 9 Staffordshire 10 Surrey 3 Sussex 5 West Mercia 38 West Midlands 7 West Yorkshire 10 Wiltshire 10 Total 616