§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prisoners had been on remand for less than three months; for between three and six months; for between six and 12 months; and over 12 months respectively on the latest convenient date; whether they will express each of these figures as a percentage of the total prison population for England and Wales; and whether they will compare these figures and percentages with their equivalents on 30 June 1993, and with their equivalents in Scotland at the latest convenient date and on 30 June 1993.
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)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 to Lord Avebury from the Director General of the Prison Service, Mr. Derek Lewis, dated 6/4/95:
Lady Blatch has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many prisoners had been on remand for less than three months; for between three and six months; for between six and twelve months; and over twelve months respectively on the latest convenient date; to express each of these figures as a percentage of the total prison population for England and Wales; and to compare these figures and percentages with their equivalents on 30 June 1993, and with their equivalents in Scotland at the latest convenient date and on 30 June 1993.
The latest available provisional data for England and Wales are for 31 December 1994 and are shown in the attached table.
For Scotland, information is not available in the form requested. The numbers held in prison on remand for Friday 2 July (figures are not available for 30 June 1993); and the latest available figures for 24 March 1995 are as follows:
41WA
2 July 1993 24 March 1995 Total remand population 920 1,011 Remand as a percentage of the total prison population 16 18 42WA
Remand prisoners in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales by length of time since first reception1 Time since first remand: 30 June 19932 Percentage of total population 31 December 19942 Percentage of total population Less than 3 months 6,850 15.5 6,660 14.0 More than 3 months, up to and including 6 months 2,330 5.3 2,660 5.6 More than 6 months, up to and including 9 months 670 1.5 940 2.0 More than 9 months, up to and including 12 months 520 1.2 840 1.8 Over 12 months 260 0.6 320 0.7 10,630 24.0 11,430 24.0 1 Time since first reception on remand into a Prison Service establishment. This includes any intervening time spent on bail, but excludes time spent in police cells beforehand. 2 Rounded estimates which therefore may not add to the totals.