§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the Department's projections for the size of the prison population in each of the years 1994 to the year 2000.
§ Mr. Peter LloydProjections of long-term trends in the prison population to 2001 were published in the Home OfficeStatistical Bulletin 6/93 on 30 March 1993, on the basis of the legislation then in force. These projections have been revised on an interim basis, reflecting the 119W changes introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 1993 and taking account of the most recent data. The revised projections for 1994 onwards are:
Number 1994 48,800 1995 50,500 1996 51,100 1997 52,100 1998 53,200 1999 54,300 2000 55,400 2001 56,600 These projections are based on an estimate of the effect of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 and are therefore subject to a considerable margin of uncertainty. Further revised projections will be published next March following the full annual updating exercise.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the(a) certified normal accommodation and (b) actual population at each prison in England and Wales; and what were the total figures, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from D. Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 18 October 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about Prison Service accommodation and population.I attach a table showing the certified normal accommodation (CNA) and actual population in each establishment in England and Wales on 11 October 1993.120W
Establishment CNA and population on 11 October 1993 Establishment CNA Population Acklington 676 643 Albany 313 297 Aldington 133 105 Ashwell 404 392 Askham Grange 129 106 Aylesbury 241 238 Bedford 170 226 Belmarsh 841 688 Birmingham 638 719 Blakenhurst 523 523 Blantyre House 95 94 Blundeston 410 322 Brinsford 446 451 Bristol 374 432 Brixton 518 615 Brockhill 156 124 Bullingdon 635 610 Bullwood Hall 125 106 Camp Hill 406 342 Canterbury 128 194 Cardiff 328 426 Castington 300 278 Channings Wood 594 546 Chelmsford 217 326 Coldingley 222 237 Cookham Wood 120 116 Dartmoor 560 506 Deerbolt 432 347 Dorchester 136 204 Dover 316 185 Downview 287 283 Drake Hall 255 193 Durham 364 526 121W
Establishment CNA Population East Sutton Park 85 76 Elmley 635 590 Erlestoke 206 203 Everthorpe 228 224 Exeter 317 413 Featherstone 599 580 Feltham 874 797 Finnamore Wood 112 81 Ford 536 459 Frankland 339 317 Full Sutton 604 522 Garth 512 508 Gartree 258 246 Glen Parva 854 741 Gloucester 207 254 Grendon 190 170 Guys Marsh 300 173 Haslar 145 142 Hatfield 180 179 Haverigg 345 331 Hewell Grange 136 163 High Down 549 521 Highpoint 679 650 Hindley 317 309 Hollesley Bay 425 299 Holloway 517 492 Holme House 649 586 Hull 269 417 Huntercombe 240 164 Kingston 104 96 Kirkham 620 589 Kirklevington 74 68 Lancaster 186 261 Lancaster Farms 260 324 Latchmere House 131 117 Leeds 700 1,111 Leicester 194 343 Lewes 267 333 Leyhill 410 410 Lincoln 444 591 Lindholme 622 608 Littlehey 543 525 Liverpool 931 1,273 Long Lartin 362 333 Low Newton 199 250 Maidstone 513 524 Manchester 291 308 Morland 641 629 Morton Hall 168 169 The Mount 484 464 New Hall 205 157 North Sea Camp 204 191 Northallerton 146 22 Norwich 463 440 Nottingham 218 209 Onley 456 458 Parkhurst 286 232 Pentonville 559 651 Portland 424 340 Prescoed 40 33 Preston 324 550 Pucklechurch 56 66 Ranby 331 329 Reading 182 167 Risley 773 693 Rochester 303 169 Rudgate 300 262 Send 113 111 Shepton Mallet 158 181 Shrewsbury 168 290 Spring Hill 210 206 Stafford 532 511 Standford Hill 384 308 Stocken 396 389 Stoke Heath 300 266 Styal 180 199 Sudbury 509 425 Swaleside 504 500
Establishment CAN Population Swansea 213 277 Swinfen Hall 167 166 Thorn Cross 240 187 Thorp Arch 166 164 Usk 201 187 The Verne 552 538 Wakefield 662 649 Wandsworth 838 811 Wayland 580 556 Wellingborough 284 279 Werrington 110 106 Wetherby 120 139 Whatton 217 213 Whitemoor 534 495 Winchester 361 392 The Wolds 320 321 Woodhill 492 493 Wormwood Scrubs 527 732 Wymott 110 78 TOTAL 46,361 46,471
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were held(a) two to a cell and (b) three to a cell, on the most recent date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from D. Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 18 October 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about cell sharing.On 30 September 1993, the number of prisoners held two to a cell intended for one person was 7,740, and the number held three to a cell was 93.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the expected capacity of prisons in England and Wales in the years 2000, 2005 and 2010.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from D. Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 18 October 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the expected capacity of prisons in England and Wales into the next century.Our current projection indicates that the Certified Normal Accommodation of prisons in England and Wales will be 54,000 places in the financial year 2000–01, assuming that a small proportion of accommodation will be out of use for essential building and repair work. This projection reflects the plans for additional capacity included in the 1992 Public Expenditure Survey. It therefore includes only two of the six new prisons announced by the Home Secretary earlier this month.We have not made any projection of accommodation levels beyond that year. A revised projection should be available early next year and this will include all years up to 2001–2.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the change in the prison population for each month of 1993.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has122W been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from D. Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock dated 18 October 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about monthly changes in the prison population in 1993.The table below gives monthly changes based on the population on the last Friday of each month.
Month Change January +884 February +1,249 March +368 April +116 May +659 June +301 July +926 August +489 September +533
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average monthly change in the prison population in the years 1988 to 1992.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from D. Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 18 October 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about monthly changes in the prison population in recent years.The following table gives the average monthly change in the prison population for the years 1988 to 1992.
Month Average change 1988 to 1992 January 1,044 February 692 March 124 April -130 May -220 June 66 July 176 August -98 September -112 October -276 November -220 December -2,194
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) sentenced prisoners and (b) people on remand were held in prisons in England and Wales each month in 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 up to the latest date available.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
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The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the population of (a) sentenced and (b) remand prisoners in Prison Service establishments for each month in 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93.The information for 1991 is published in Prison statistics England and Wales (Table 1.2 from the 1991 edition, Cm 2157)
Table 1.2 Population in custody: by sex and type of custody, annual averages and month end figures, 1986–91 England and Wales: Males and Females Number of persons Males Females Males and females Remand prisoners Sentenced Non-criminal Population in custody Remand prisoners Sentenced Non-criminal Population in custody Population in custody Untried Convicted unsentenced Young offenders Adults Untried Convicted unsentenced Young offenders Adults Prison service estabs. Police cells1 Prison service estabs. Police cells1 Annual averages 1986 8,210 78 1,362 8,949 26,409 233 45,241 320 41 70 237 976 5 1,648 46,889 1987 8,743 469 1,479 8,557 27,677 266 47,191 331 68 72 205 1,092 4 1,772 48,963 1988 8,395 1951 1,587 8,156 28,850 221 48,160 403 127 77 190 1,086 6 1,789 49,949 1989 8,204 1100 1,727 7,056 29,543 214 46,843 372 13 93 176 1,117 6 1,767 48,610 1990 7,324 1447 1,749 6,121 28,201 197 44,039 300 — 84 143 1,066 4 1,597 45,636 1991 7,254 1669 1,845 5,723 28,551 294 44,336 291 11 97 136 1,030 6 1,561 45,897 Month end figures 1989 January 8,594 1275 1,681 7,298 29,343 211 47,402 380 126 88 186 1,096 9 1,785 49,187 February 8,436 1195 1,726 7,386 29,787 226 47,756 364 17 105 183 1,131 16 1,806 49,562 March 8,545 71 1,678 7,227 29,721 235 47,477 394 — 82 178 1,111 9 1,774 49,251 April 8,407 1108 1,689 7,218 29,784 234 47,440 375 2 94 172 1,134 8 1,785 49,225 May 8,120 1131 1,675 7,117 29,612 227 46,882 374 — 102 175 1,121 4 1,776 48,658 June 7,943 226 1,845 6,997 29,737 254 47,002 378 4 98 173 1,106 1 1,760 48,762 July 8,102 64 1,870 7,045 29,887 214 47,182 377 — 99 175 1,115 6 1,772 48,954 August 8,389 20 1,833 6,952 29,255 229 46,678 395 — 79 173 1,153 3 1,803 48,481 September 8,287 68 1,781 6,965 29,531 220 46,852 366 — 102 196 1,159 2 1,825 48,677 October 8,190 32 1,784 6,922 29,633 172 46,733 382 — 100 156 1,111 6 1,755 48,488 November 7,840 4 1,676 6,979 29,740 184 46,423 350 — 94 203 1,086 2 1,735 48,158 December 7,593 — 1,486 6,559 28,483 160 44,281 336 — 70 144 1,087 — 1,637 45,918 1990 January 8,033 — 1,727 6,359 28,636 177 44,932 359 — 84 134 1,117 2 1,696 46,628 February 8,041 — 1,772 6,338 28,892 186 45,229 325 — 90 144 1,105 2 1,666 46,895 March 7,970 — 1,822 6,391 28,890 188 45,261 304 — 98 132 1,089 4 1,627 46,888 April 7,565 1392 1,602 6,103 28,105 175 43,942 303 — 81 123 1,067 2 1,576 45,518 May 7,154 1662 1,679 6,127 27,964 187 43,773 280 — 67 153 1,090 2 1,592 45,365 June 7,033 1628 1,726 6,252 28,027 187 43,853 280 — 77 154 1,099 3 1,613 45,466 July 7,121 1458 1,707 6,297 28,249 208 44,040 284 — 47 152 1,095 3 1,581 45,621 August 7,134 1844 1,748 6,114 28,013 212 44,065 296 — 85 143 1,052 8 1,584 45,649 September 7,174 1752 1,824 5,967 27,965 205 43,887 306 — 89 153 1,044 9 1,601 45,488 October 6,968 1691 1,909 5,940 28,230 218 43,956 301 — 105 151 1,036 4 1,597 45,553 November 6,823 1634 1,962 5,940 28,096 213 43,668 297 — 97 146 1,031 5 1,576 45,244 December 6,878 1299 1,515 5,619 27,344 204 41,859 267 — 83 136 966 3 1,455 43,314 1991 January 7,180 1423 1,868 5,577 27,709 303 43,060 291 — 94 138 985 2 1,510 44,570 February 7,246 1443 1,999 5,776 28,054 271 43,789 261 — 105 146 1,022 — 1,534 45,323 March 7,072 1523 1,771 5,787 28,147 273 43,573 272 — 94 136 1,029 2 1,533 45,106 April 7,329 1366 1,796 5,730 28,160 299 43,680 282 — 88 128 1,024 2 1,524 45,204 May 7,385 1400 1,818 5,761 28,310 315 43,989 322 — 90 116 1,020 5 1,553 45,542 June 7,074 1605 1,811 5,693 28,531 368 44,082 286 — 101 110 1,038 9 1,544 45,626 July 6,964 1829 1,848 5,757 28,922 317 44,637 298 — 100 136 1,084 10 1,628 46,265 August 7,134 1925 1,901 5,696 28,788 268 44,712 308 — 89 130 1,055 16 1,598 46,310 September 7,462 11,040 1,829 5,798 28,910 272 45,311 311 — 112 134 1,034 11 1,602 46,913 October 7,514 1966 1,894 5,755 29,198 278 45,605 291 18 124 144 1,043 5 1,615 47,220 November 7,302 1985 1,970 5,827 29,401 286 45,771 291 14 102 161 1,033 7 1,598 47,369 December 7,380 1520 1,635 5,520 28,487 278 43,820 284 — 62 154 992 7 1,499 45,319 1 Up to 1987 all those in police cells are assumed to be untried remand prisoners. For 1988 onwards estimates have been made of the numbers convicted unsentenced and included with the corresponding prison service establishment figures (see table 1.4). In 1988 the average total population in police cells was 1,047 males and 30 females, in 1989 107 males and three females, in 1990 661 males and in 1991 1,086 males and two females. 124W
Prison population1 by type of custody: England and Wales—January 1992–August 1993 Untried Convicted Unsentenced Total Remand Sentenced Total2 1992 January 8,583 2,078 10,661 35,585 46,566 February 8,679 2,068 10,747 36,540 47,590 March 8,626 2,052 10,678 36,751 47,746 April 8,638 2,008 10,646 36,721 47,738 May 8,299 1,995 10,294 36,057 46,696 June 8,381 2,023 10,404 36,065 46,832 July 8,029 1,913 9,942 36,603 46,875 August 8,207 1,921 10,128 35,929 46,350 September 8,123 1,897 10,020 35,589 45,835 125W
and I enclose a copy of the table. Information on the monthly population in Prison Service establishments for 1992 up to August 1993 (the latest date for which information is available) is given in the attached table.
Untried Convicted Unsentenced Total Remand Sentenced Total2 October 7,436 2,169 9,605 34,019 43,905 November 7,190 2,269 9,459 33,333 43,064 December 6,718 1,772 8,490 31,845 40,606 1993 January 7,175 2,258 9,433 31,793 41,561 February 7,435 2,498 9,933 32,461 42,882 March 7,289 2,707 9,996 32,661 43,195 April 7,472 2,525 9,997 32,796 43,391 May 7,586 2,595 10,181 32,805 43,585 June 7,857 2,775 10,632 33,046 44,246 July 7,810 2,762 10,572 33,653 44,830 August 8,603 2,804 11,407 33,616 45,633 1 Includes prisoners held in police cells. 2 Includes non-criminals.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what forecast has been made of the change in the size of the prison population relative to the total capacity of prisons in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from D. Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 18 October 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the prison population and the total capacity of prisons in England and Wales.The table below compares projections of average population with estimates of the average number of certified normal accommodation (CNA) places available for use to the year 2000–01.
Population CAN 1993–94 46,000 48,900 1994–95 49,400 50,300 1995–96 50,700 52,200 1996–97 51,300 52,500 1997–98 52,300 53,100 1998–99 53,400 53,800 1999–00 54,500 53,800 2000–01 55,700 53,800
The population figures reflect projections which have been revised on an interim basis, reflecting the changes introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 1993. The accommodation figures assume that a small proportion of accommodation would be out of use for essential building and repair work. The current projections reflect plans for additional capacity included in the 1992 Public Expenditure Survey. They therefore include only two of the six new prisons announced by the Home Secretary earlier this month.
§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the projected capacity of prisons in England and Wales for each of the years 1994 to the year 2000.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
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The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the projected capacity of prisons in England and Wales.Our current projections for the financial years up to 2000–01 are as follows:
Capacity 1993–94 48,900 1994–95 50,300 1995–96 52,200 1996–97 52,500 1997–98 53,100 1998–99 53,800 1999–2000 53,800 2000–2001 53,800
The figures shown are for average certified normal accommodation places, and assume that a small proportion of accommodation would be out of use for essential building and repair work. The projections reflect plans for additional capacity included in the 1992 Public Expenditure Survey. They therefore include only two of the six new prisons announced by the Home Secretary earlier this month.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what preparations he is making to deal with potential prison overcrowding; and what plans there are to use(a) police cells, (b) temporary buildings or portakabins and (c) prison ships or barges.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from D. Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 18 October 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about preparations to deal with prison overcrowding.The Prison Service is making every effort to deal with the increasing prison population without recourse to police cells. There are no immediate plans to use temporary buildings or accommodation barges, although both have been actively considered. The approach currently being taken is to seek to use: existing Prison Service capacity to the fullest extent possible, having close regard to the safety of staff and inmates. This approach includes work to reclaim, where possible, inmate accommodation currently being used for other purposes.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the numbers of inmates of the Wolds and Blakenhurst prisons, respectively; and what plans he has to bring them up to their full complement.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from D. Lewis to Mr. Doug Hoyle, dated 18 October 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of inmates at Wolds and Blakenhurst prisons.Group 4 are contracted to hold a maximum of 320 prisoners in Wolds remand prison. The roll at unlock on 14 October was 323.Blakenhurst has a target to fill at the rate of approximately 100 prisoners per month, giving a current target of 500 by 26 October. Despite difficulties with the water supply which caused a delay in taking prisoners in August and September, the roll at unlock on 14 October was 531.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the prison population in March 1990; what is the population now; what is the current monthly level of change; and what plans he has to use police cells.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from D. Lewis to Mr. Doug Hoyle, dated 18 October 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the prison population and police cells.The prison population on 30 March 1990 was 47,304 and on 15 October 1993 was 46,935. The monthly change (on the basis of last Friday in the month figures) so far this year has been as follows:
Number January +884 February +1,249 March +368 April +116 May +659 June +301 July +926 August +489 September +533
We are making every effort to avoid any recourse to police cells. To this end we are making adjustments to the way the Prison Service's estate is used and we are taking action to ensure that all possible inmate accommodation is made operational.