Remands Mr. McNamara asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many persons were remanded in custody before trial for scheduled, non-scheduled offences and both together in 1986;(2) how many prisoners were remanded in custody prior to trial for scheduled and non-scheduled offences, respectively, in 1986. Mr. Scott [pursuant to his reply, 16 February 1987, c. 462]: In 1986, 1,214 persons were remanded-in-custody for scheduled offences and 779 for non-scheduled offences.