§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list, for every open prison in England and Wales, the figures of certified normal accommodation and actual population, for (a) 1971 and (b) the latest date for which the figures are available.
§ Mr. MayhewFollowing is the information:
Open Prisons CNA Population 28 February 1971 Males Appleton Thorn 311 322 Ashwell 300 302 Bela River 332 265 Drake Hall 380 305 Eastchurch 368 377 Exeter (Haldon) 196 128 Ford 504 507 Kirkham 494 502 Leyhill 270 218 Spring Hill 169 155 Sudbury 341 322 Thorp Arch 324 315 Females Askham Grange 74 85 Moor Court 63 78 28 February 1981 Males Appleton Thorn* 316 33 Ashwell 400 381 Ford 528 494 Kirkham 608 472 Leyhill 331 310 Rudgate (formerly Thorp Arch) 378 347 Spring Hill 200 189 Standford Hill (formerly Eastchurch) 357 334 Sudbury 384 359 Females Askham Grange 137 103 Drake Hall 250 158 East Sutton Park† 20 17 Moor Court 76 77 * Appleton Thorn is about to be closed prior to rebuilding. † Excluding Borstal trainees.