Prison Population

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:00 pm on 6 March 2002.

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Photo of The Bishop of Durham The Bishop of Durham Bishop 3:00, 6 March 2002

My Lords, can the Minister say what proportion of prisoners are on remand? What is being done to reduce the time that prisoners on remand spend in prison due to the processes of the legal system?