§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were detained in each of Her Majesty's prisons or detention centres or other institutions on (a) 1 january 1979 and (b) 1 January 1986; and how many prison officers were in post at each institution on these dates.
§ Mr. MellorThe readily available information is as follows:
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Establishment Population on 31 December Prison Officer class staff in post 1 January 1978 1985 1979 1986 Askham Grange 116 106 27 39 Aylesbury 304 287 112 138 Bedford 272 306 142 172 Birmingham 933 944 320 391 Blantyre House 94 53 43 45 Blundeston 414 401 136 146 Bristol 559 603 224 240 Brixton 1,004 982 516 654 Brockhill 125 232 66.5 95 Buckley Hall 102 84 42 41 Bullwood Hall 104 *146 58 *77 Camp Hill *457 *468 *180 *177 Campsfield House 51 51 33 37 Canterbury 355 280 151 187 Cardiff *463 *431 *204 *211 Castington — 175 — 106 Channings Wood 269 425 93 149 Chelmsford †— *346 121 *159 Coldingley 280 *288 141 *151 Cookham Wood 52 120 27 56 Dartmoor 527 741 215 235 Deerbolt 283 263 88 144 Dorchester 187 *163 79 *90 Dover 227 219 107.5 103 Drake Hall 137 *221 46.5 *70 Durham *1,004 *968 *360 *381 East Sutton Park *53 *70 *21.5 *26 Eastwood Park 116 82 44 50 Erlestoke 162 *175 70.5 *96 Everthorpe 368 360 95.5 114 Exeter *470 *414 *210 *205 Featherstone 474 512 109 138 Feltham 271 222 129 157 Finnamore 55 70 19.5 16 Ford 449 492 88 97 Foston Hall 60 40 27.5 37 Frankland — 432 — 364 Gartree 125 308 265 262 Gaynes Hall 149 — 55.5 3 Glen Parva 291 *648 124 *246 Gloucester 311 270 125 132 Grendon *159 *241 *145 *148 Gringley 72 29 20.5 26 Guys Marsh 228 147 56.5 75 Haslar 69 72 35.5 42 Hatfield 198 153 53.5 68 Haverigg 455 501 104 103 Hewell Grange 128 146 44 54 Highpoint 208 *611 65 *200 Hindley 323 290 100 110 Hollesley Bay *403 *429 *142 *207 Holloway 317 302 183.5 332 Hull 249 247 274 250 Huntercombe 152 182 61.5 56 Kirkham 378 480 72 79 Kirklevington 107 62 44 45 Lancaster 200 228 87 95 Latchmere House 113 137 77 78 Leeds 971 1,223 345 387 Leicester 345 335 212 215 Lewes 355 *527 167 *191 Leyhill 313 313 56 63 Lincoln 540 606 210 224 Liverpool 1,520 1,225 401 418 Long Lartin 347 398 297 312 Lowdham Grange 278 237 76.5 80 Low Newton *180 *243 *94 *116 Maidstone 540 522 192 186 Manchester *1,564 *1,549 *366 *536 Medomsley 112 54 33.5 44 Moor Court 86 — 35 — Morton Hall — 97 — 27 New Hall 95 56 37 41 Northallerton 184 208 73 87 Northeye 291 437 66 89
Establishment Population on 31 December Prison Officer class staff in post 1 January 1978 1985 1979 1986 North Sea Camp 173 97 52 60 Norwich *459 *595 *206 *231 Nottingham 261 294 104 136 Onley 407 414 134 143 Oxford 287 216 105 104 Parkhurst 278 222 334 295 Pentonville 938 951 280 328 Portland 465 489 158 167 Portsmouth (Kingston) 137 137 59 62 Preston 538 571 137 137 Pucklechurch *155 *145 *99.5 *103 Ranby 472 355 103 114 Reading 141 299 59 136 Risley *859 *937 *449.5 *504 Rochester 331 317 123 123 Rudgate 274 296 55 57 Send 102 51 39.5 44 Shepton Mallet 243 245 71 79 Shrewsbury 219 177 105 94 Spring Hill 187 196 3 1 Stafford 754 651 195 203 Standford Hill *492 325 *108 104 Stocken — 287 — 105 Stoke Heath 403 394 124 138 Styal *213 *261 *105.5 *128 Sudbury 339 377 60 66 Swansea 310 *280 126 *146 Swinfen Hall 181 181 82 99 Thorn Cross — 222 — 69 Thorp Arch 138 245 57 91 Usk *179 *143 *69 *77 Verne 503 509 111 133 Wakefield 727 740 357 424 Wandsworth 1,397 1,489 291 409 Wayland — 466 — 128 Wellingborough 345 355 103.5 129 Werrington 99 89 34 46 Wetherby 233 176 61 72 Whatton *195 *115 *73 *73 Winchester *682 *641 *249 *258 Wormwood Scrubs *1,639 1,304 *463 501 Wymott — 800 24 213 * Combined total for multi-function establishment. † Closed by fire.