§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many category A remandees have subsequently been granted bail before court hearings during the last five years. [9275]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Richard Tilt to Mr. Peter Bottomley, dated 16 December 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of category A prisoners who have subsequently been granted bail before court hearings during the last five years.The information requested is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.