§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the prisons that had surplus cell capacity as of 30 June; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James-Douglas HamiltonResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Scottish Prison Service under its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
549WLetter from E. W. Frizzell to Dr. Norman Godman, dated 20 July 1994:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about the prisons that had surplus cell capacity as of 30 June.During any year a number of cells are unavailable for use for a variety of reasons, including redecoration or damage repair
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Establishment Design capacity Cells available for use Prisoner population Cells not in use (3) (4) Aberdeen 142 136 183 6 Barlinnie 939 861 1,154 78 Castle Huntly 144 144 64 — Dumfries 139 129 125 10 Dungavel 135 135 120 — Edinburgh 508 506 631 2 Friarton 56 56 77 — Glenochil 668 538 517 131 Greenock 172 172 281 — Inverness 79 68 99 11 Longriggend 177 177 198 — Low Moss 396 396 394 — Noranside 137 137 125 — Penninghame 85 81 54 4 Perth 426 408 465 18 Peterhead 271 209 210 62 Polmont 414 366 374 48 Shotts 535 490 460 45 Cornton Vale 312 179 188 34 Totals 5,637 5,188 5,719 449