HC Deb 13 May 1976 vol 911 cc245-6W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the average daily population of prisoners awaiting trial or sentence in 1975, respectively;

(2) what was the average daily prison population in 1975.

Mr. John

Provisional figures are shown in the following table:

DAILY AVERAGE PRISON POPULATIO, 1975 (PROVISIONAL)
Untried Convicted Awaiting Sentence Overall Prison Population
Males 3,442 1,868 38,601
Females 131 168 1,219

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average daily population of Brixton prison in 1975, the highest point it reached on a single day and the equivalent figures for Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Holloway prisons.

Mr. John

Provisional figures are given in the following table:

Daily Average Population Greatest Number of Inmates
Brixton 990 1,099
Leeds 940 1,025
Liverpool 1,436 1,569
Manchester 1,258 1,426
Holloway 373 413