HC Deb 02 February 1987 vol 109 cc475-6W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the ratio of prisoners to prison officers in Cardiff gaol in each year from 1980 to 1986.

Mr. Mellor

The ratio of prisoners to staff in the prison officer class at Cardiff prison during the period in question was:

Ratio
1980 2.26:1
1981 2.23:1

Ratio
1982 2.55:1
1983 2.32:1
1984 1.89:1
1985 2.29:1
1986 2.38:1