HC Deb 20 June 1994 vol 245 c6W
Sir Russell Johnston

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many citizens of each country of the European Union have been remanded in custody in the United Kingdom for more than(a) two years and (b) one year.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

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 A. J. Butler to Sir Russell Johnston, dated 20 June 1994. The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking how many citizens of each country of the European Union have been remanded in custody in the United Kingdom for more than (a) two years and (b) one year. The latest available provisional information is for the population in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 30 April 1994. It is given in the attached table.

Population of remand prisoners in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 30 April 1994, remanded in custody for more than (a) two years and (b) one year, by European Union country2
Nationality Time since first remand in custody1
Over two years Over one year but less than two years
Belgium
Denmark
Netherlands 5
France 1
Germany 1
Greece
Ireland 1 7
Italy 1
Luxembourg
Portugal
Spain 1
United Kingdom 37 287
All EU Nationalities 38 303
1Time since first remand into a Prison Service establishment; includes any intervening time on bail. Excludes any time spent in non-Prison Service establishments (eg police cells) before reception on remand into a Prison Service establishment.
2Provisional figures.