§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the average number of prisoners currently held per night in(a) police cells and (b) Her Majesty"s prisons. [16393]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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. George Howarth, dated 30 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the average number of prisoners currently held per night in (a) police cells and (b) Her Majesty's prisons in England and Wales.The information for the week beginning 19 March 1995 is as follows:
Number Average number of prisoners held in police cells per night: 385 Average number of prisoners held in prisons per night: 50,940