HC Deb 19 March 1986 vol 94 cc197-8W
Mr. Janner

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total expenditure on housing and construction costs on (a) Ashwell, (b) Her Majesty's prison, Welford road, (c) Her Majesty's prison, Gartree, (d) Glen Parva youth custody centre and (e) Stokenhall in the last 12 months for which figures are available: and how many inmates there are at each institution.

Mr. Mellor

The following table shows expenditure by the Home Office on housing and new capital construction at the existing establishments mentioned during the period 1 March 1985 to 28 February 1986, and the number of inmates at each establishment on 7 March 1986:

Housing £ Construction £ Inmate population
HM Prison Ashwell 1,397 1,125,633 365
HM Prison Leicester 7,403 15,767 424
HM Prison Gartree 4,787 59,762 306
HM Youth Custody and Remand Centre Glen Parva Nil 12,262 729

HM prison Stocken, which opened in July 1985, is a new establishment, constructed by the Property Services Agency at an estimated cost of £12,751,000 for the prison and £2,510,000 for the associated staff housing. Expenditure incurred by the Property Services Agency and the Home Office during the period 1 February 1985 to 31 January 1986, the last 12-month period for which figures are available, totalled £861,379 on prison construction and £1,312,000 on housing. On 7 March 1986 Stocken's inmate population was 279.