HC Deb 07 February 1985 vol 72 cc654-5W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when Griston prison will receive its first prisoners.

Mr. Mellor

It is hoped that commissioning of the new Wayland prison at Griston, Norfolk, will be sufficiently advanced for the first inmates to be received later this month.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners, and what types of prisoners, Griston prison will accommodate.

Mr. Mellor

The new prison will accommodate 484 category "C" prisoners serving sentences of between 18 months and four years.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of prisoners in Griston prison will have (a) integral sanitation and (b) access to sanitation at night.

Mr. Mellor

Four hundred and forty-eight of the 484 prisoners will be accommodated in single cells with integral sanitation. The remaining 36 prisoners will be accommodated in the pre-release unit and will have access to sanitation facilities at night.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what will be the dimensions of single cells at Griston prison.

Mr. Mellor

3.375m long by 2.145m wide by 2.480m high.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how far off the floor cell windows will be at Griston prison.

Mr. Mellor

Nine hundred and fifty millimetres.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what will be the ratio of water closets to prisoners at Griston prison.

Mr. Mellor

In addition to the integral sanitation facilities installed in the cells there are 90 water closets for the use of prisoners located in various parts of the establishment. The ratio of water closets to prisoners is therefore approximately 1: 0.9. A total of 95 urinals has also been provided.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what will be the ratio of baths, showers and washbasins to prisoners at Griston prison.

Mr. Mellor

Nineteen baths, 76 showers and 565 washbasins (including those installed in the cells) have been provided for the use of prisoners. The approximate ratios of appliances to prisoners are therefore as follows:

Ratio
Baths 1: 25.47
Showers 1: 6.37
Washbasins 1: 0.86

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what facilities for education are provided at Griston prison.

Mr. Mellor

The facilities for education comprise a woodwork classroom, pottery and art classrooms, two further crafts rooms, an outdoor activities room, music room, library, two informal classrooms, a remedial classroom, a general purpose classroom and a display area. There are also appropriate offices for staff and toilet facilities for staff and prisoners.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what facilities for indoor and outdoor recreation are provided at Griston prison.

Mr. Mellor

At Her Majesty's prison Wayland, which is at Griston, Norfolk, each of the four house blocks has a general association and games area, group and television viewing rooms, a quiet room and a record playing room. In addition there is a central sports hall with a remedial area. Outdoor recreational facilities comprise grassed playing fields for rugby, soccer and cricket and hard surface playing areas.