HC Deb 03 November 1994 vol 248 cc1345-6W
Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many remand prisoners are currently held in police station cells.

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. Robert Ainsworth, dated 3 November 1994: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent question about the number of remand prisoners currently held in police cells. On 31 October there were 132 remand prisoners held in police cells.

Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) juveniles and (b) young adults were held in (i) prison and (ii) young offenders' institutions or remand centres, (1) on remand and (2) after sentence for the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The Director General of the Prison Service will write to the hon. Member.

relates to offenders discharged from prison during 1987. Relevant figures are contained in tables 9.7 and 9.9. Figures are not given for young offender institutions as they did not replace detention centres and youth custody until 1988.