§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was(a) the date of official opening, (b) the date prisoners were first received, (c) the certified normal accommodation and (d) the prison roll at 1 November, for (i) HMP Holme House, (ii) HMP Lancaster Farms, (iii) HMP Wordhill, (iv) HMP High Down and (v) HMP Wolds.
§ Mr. Peter LloydNone of these establishments has yet had a formal opening. These usually take place some time after the prison has become fully operational. Construction of Lancaster Farms has not yet been completed and the establishment is still in the hands of the building contractors. The other information requested is shown in the table.
Establishment Date prisoners first received CNA Number of inmates 1 November 1992 Holme House 18 May 1992 649 411 Woodhill 20 July 1992 565 148 High Down 1 7 September 1992 1485 233 Wolds 6 April 1992 320 228 1 High Down will have a CNA of 648 when it is fully operational. Although the establishment did not take its own prisoners until the date shown, patients from HMP Winchester were held in the prison hospital at High Down from 25 August 1992.