§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what has been the average certified accommodation and the average prisoner population for each month at Blakenhurst since the prison opened;
(2) what was the average prisoner populations and the average certified normal accommodation at The Wolds for each month since April 1992.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for these matters 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 Derek Lewis to Mr. Doug Hoyle, dated 28 March 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions about the average certified accommodation and the average prisoner population for each month at Blakenhurst since the prison opened and at the Wolds for each month since April 1992.
558WI attach tables showing the prison population and Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) at the Wolds and Blakenhurst for the last day of each month.
Population and CNA of the Wolds at the last day of each month 1992 to 1994 Last day of Month CNA1 Population 1992 April 320 48 May 320 100 June 320 112 July 320 143 August 320 172 September 300 197 October 300 221 November 320 238 December 320 214 1993 January 320 304 February 320 318 March 320 309 April 320 310 May 320 310 June 320 317 July 320 317 August 320 318 September 320 322 October 320 327 November 320 320 December 320 320 1994 January 320 322 February 320 323 1 The operational capacity was lower than the CNA during the period when the establishment was being opened.
Population and CNA of Blakenhurst at the last day of each month 1992–94 Last day of month CNA1 Population 1993 May 20 21 June 120 136 July 200 247 August 300 318 September 400 433 October 550 563 November 649 614 December 649 556 1994 January 649 621 February 649 563 1 The operational capacity was lower than the CNA during the period when the establishment was being opened.