§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the population of remand centres, remand prisons, detention centres, borstals and
31 DECEMBER 1976 Males Females Under 21 21 and over Under 21 21 and over Remand centres 1,464 411 49 126 Local prisons 1,422 14,772 76 193 Training prisons 960 12,862 53 500 Borstals 5,669 — 173 — Detention centres 1,661 — — — Total 11,176 28,045 351 819 Overall total 40,391
31 DECEMBER 1977 Males Females Under 21 21 and over Under 21 21 and over Remand centres 1,495 432 55 144 Local prisons 1,307 14,458 88 205 Training prisons 1,094 13,031 55 560 Borstals 5,373 — 184 — Detention centres 1,677 — — — Total 10,946 27,921 382 909 Overall total 40,158
31 DECEMBER 1978 Males Females Under 21 21 and over Under 21 21 and over Remand centres 1,405 464 71 127 Local prisons 1,516 14,520 89 230 Training prisons 1,151 12,949 63 573 Borstals 5,531 — 159 — Detention centres 1,675 — — — Total 11,278 27,933 382 930 Overall total 40,523 460W
30 SEPTEMBER 1979 Males Females Under 21 21 and over Under 21 21 and over Remand centres 1,866 508 98 161 Local prisons 2,112 14,838 104 264 Training prisons 1,177 13,427 80 609 Borstals 4,963 — 164 — Detention centres 1,830 — — — Total 11,948 28,773 446 1,034 Overall total 42,201 prisons, and the total population of all penal establishments, with males and females and adults and under-21s given separately in each case on the latest available date and on 31 December in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. BrittanThe population of prison department establishments in England and Wales on the dates requested is shown in the attached table: