To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will give for each police force area the average number of police officers involved each day in the transport of prisoners to and from court; and what percentage of the average daily manpower of each force this represents;(2) if he will give for each police force the daily and yearly cost of providing transport for prisoners to and from court.

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given today to a question from the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Cox) for the information which is available.