HC Deb 25 November 1986 vol 106 c163W
Mr. Tom Cox

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many baths, showers and toilets are available to prisoners in Wandsworth prison; how many baths or showers each prisoner is allowed per week; and how many changes of clothes each prisoner is allowed per week.

Mr. Mellor

The numbers of baths, showers and toilets available are as follows:

Numbers
Baths 14
Showers 58
WCs 201
Urinals 165

Each prisoner is normally allowed one shower per week and an additional shower when he makes use of the gymnasium. Additional showers are available for prisoners employed on jobs of a physically dirty nature. When appropriate for medical reasons a bath is available instead of a shower.

Prisoners at Wandsworth have one change of clothes per week consisting of two shirts, one T-shirt, two pairs of socks, two pairs of underpants and two vests. Overclothing is changed as necessary.

Mr. Tom Cox

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the maximum number of prisoners who can be employed in Wandsworth prison on any one day.

Mr. Mellor

Seven hundred and twenty.