HC Deb 18 February 1993 vol 219 c329W
13. Mr. A. Cecil Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average detention period being served by remand prisoners in Crumlin Road prison.

Mr. Mates

Figures are not available in the form sought. However the Government are concerned about the length of time some prisoners spend on remand and have introduced a number of measures to deal with the problem, including the target time limits scheme announced by my right hon. and learned Friend on 10 June 1992.

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