asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of prisoners on remand received a sentence that entailed their instant release from prison; and what were the comparable figures in the three previous years.

51 per cent. in 1974, 52 per cent. in 1973, 49 per cent, in 1972 and 49 per cent. in 1971.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the latest number of prisoners who are on remand in British prisons.

5,481 on 31st January 1976 in prisons and remand centres in England and Wales. Responsibility for offenders in Scotland rests with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.