§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were placed in cells built for fewer prisoners than were being housed there in the last year 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 Derek Lewis to Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 17th May 1994.
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about cell sharing.The following table shows the numbers of prisoners who shared cells certified as normal accommodation for one person for the period April 1993 to March 1994.
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Date Two to a cell Three to a cell 30 April 1993 7,236 114 28 May 1993 7,412 126 25 June 1993 7,490 132 30 July 1993 7,520 123 27 August 1993 7,484 114 24 September 1993 7,964 93 29 October 1993 7,950 42 26 November 1993 7,972 84 31 December 1993 7,262 57
Date Two to a cell Three to a cell 28 January 1994 8,256 39 25 February 1994 8,212 54 31 March 1994 18,488 — 1 Figure as at 25 March 1994.