§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, for the latest date available, the number of remand prisoners held in police cells by each of the police forces in Humberside, and the 131W three counties of Yorkshire; if he will list the police stations concerned; and what were the corresponding figures 12 months ago.
§ 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.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 22 March 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the Office, to reply to your recent Question about the number of remand prisoners held in police cells by the Humberside and three Yorkshire police forces.On 17 March 1994, the latest date for which complete information is available, no remand prisoners were being held in police cells in the Humberside, West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire police areas.In the South Yorkshrie police area, 31 remand prisoners were being held in the following police stations:
Doncaster 4 Rotherham 11 Thorne 5 Sheffield (Bridge Street) 11 This time last year there were no prisoners in police cells.