Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants that have appeared on video from police custody have been remanded by the court but have failed to be transported to prison at the end of the court day since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

Since March 16 2020, Prisoner Escort and Custody Services have transported 11,305 detained persons to prisons following a Virtual Remand hearing at a police station in England or Wales. During that time, less than 3% (316) of these persons were not transported to prison on the same day as their hearing. In such instances efforts are made to ensure that defendants are moved to prison as promptly as possible.