Written question asked by Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 11 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 April 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 April 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average population was of remand prisoners in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

Answer: Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average population was of remand prisoners in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [109568] Hilary Benn: The average population of remand prisoners in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years is given in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Average population of remand prisoners 1998 12,568 1999 12,521 2000 11,276 2001 11,238 2002 12,734 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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