§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was(a) the sentenced and (b) the remand population for all prisons in England and Wales and for the latest date available;
(2) how many females are currently being held in prison establishments under sentence in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information is given in the following table. On the same date, 1,742 males and 50 females, most of whom were likely to be remand prisoners, were held in police cells.
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Population of Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 30 September 1988: by type of prisoner and sex Type of prisoner Males Females Persons Remand 9,431 438 9,869 Sentenced 36,666 1,239 37,905 Non-criminal 216 15 231 Total 46,313 1,692 48,005
§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the certified normal accommodation and actual population for each local prison in England and Wales, for the latest date available.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggOn Friday 4 November the certified normal accommodation (CNA) and population of each local prison in England and Wales was as follows:
Local prison Certified normal accommodation Population Bedford 178 339 Birmingham 592 1,094 Bristol 554 621 Brixton 729 1,085 Camp Hill1 12 3 Canterbury 230 343 Cardiff 253 399 Chelmsford 242 385 Dorchester 132 154 Durham 675 1,060 Exeter 254 336 Gloucester 193 269 Holloway 517 470 Hull 284 472 Leeds 642 1,252 Leicester 204 389 Lewes 229 432 Lincoln 391 698 Liverpool 970 1,419 Manchester 970 1,585 New Hall 95 78 Norwich 225 274 Oxford 127 219 Pentonville 624 818 Preston1 152 164 Reading 178 285 Risley 406 601 Shrewsbury 174 305 Swansea 174 236 Wandsworth 1,254 1,444 Winchester 420 554 Wormwood Scrubs 828 776 1 Local prison accommodation in training prisons.