HC Deb 01 December 1994 vol 250 cc846-7W
Mr. Straw

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoner nights have been spent in police cells in each month of 1994 to date.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Jack Straw, dared 1 December 1994: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoner nights spent in police cells in each month of 1994 to date. The latest information, up to and including 27 November, is given below:

Number
January 16
February 4,439
March 12,178
April 9,178
May 4,795
June 2,100
July 1,890
August 4,512
September 4,255
October 4,418
November (to 27) 2,910
Total 51,252

Mr. Straw

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost to his Department of keeping prisoners in police cells, broken down by police authority in 1994 to date.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Derek Lewes to Mr. Jack Straw, dated 1 December 1994: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the cost of keeping prisoners in police cells, broken down by police authority. The following table gives police cell costs for each police authority for 1 January 1994–30 November 1994.

Police Authority Amount £
Cumbria 13,385.44
Greater Manchester 7,937,323.17
Humberside 202,700.87
Lancashire 696,288.29
Merseyside 1,032,697.68
Northamptonshire 9,190.90
Northumbria 218,916.32
South Yorkshire 270,742.53
West Yorkshire 346,807.06
Total 10,728,052.26

The above amounts exclude invoices not yet submitted.

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