Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were remanded in custody in the west midlands in the latest year available broken down by(a) sex, (b) racial category, (c) aged under 17, (d) aged 17 to 21 and (e) aged over 21 years.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility 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.
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Receptions of remand prisoners into prison service establishments in England and Wales from west midlands courts, 1991 Ethnic Origin All White Black African Caribbean Asian Bangladeshi Indian Pakistani Other Chinese not recorded (including refusals) MALE First received as untried not subsequently received as convicted unsentenced Under 17 years old 62 44 11 3 4 17–21 years old 757 555 87 81 34 Over 21 1,088 794 180 85 29 Total 1,907 1,393 278 169 67 First received as untried subsequently received as convicted unsentenced Under 17 years old 39 26 7 3 3 17–21 years old 396 318 43 24 11 Over 21 330 259 42 25 4 as a member of a police force; or improperly uses, or attempts so to use, his position as a member of the force for his private advantage.