§ Mr. Edward Gardnerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many open prisons there are in England and Wales; what is the number of prisoners in each of these prisons at the latest available date and what is the number of prisoners each of these prisons is capable of holding.
§ Dr. SummerskillThis information is published annually in the report on the work of the prison department. There has been no significant change from the position described in Cmnd. 7290, pages 74 and 80, published on Thursday 27th July.