§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the average number of prisoners accommodated at Cardiff prison during each of the past 10 years;
(2) what was the average number of (a) sentenced offenders, (b) remand prisoners and (c) young prisoners accommodated at Cardiff in each of the past 10 years, and in the current year to date.
§ Mr. MellorThe information is given in the table.
§ Mr. MellorThe greatest number of prisoners held in each establishment at a point during each year is calculated annually, and published in the report of the work of the prison service. Details are set out in the tables. Figures are not routinely collected in a way which enables 207W the provision of a breakdown into the categories requested, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Greatest number of inmates held at Her Majesty's Prison and Her Majesty's Remand Centre Cardiff Year Local prison1 Remand centre1 1989–902 382 84 1988–89 465 128 1987–88 487 147 1986–87 482 128 1985–86 452 137 1984–853 379 126 1983 461 130 1982 465 142 1981 435 141 1980 454 127 1979 422 104 Notes:
1 Greatest numbers of inmates in the local prison and the remand centre may not necessarily occur simultaneously.
2 Period from 1 April 1990 to 20 April 1990.
3 Period from 1 January 1984 to 31 March 1985.