§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many female prisoners currently share (a) two and (b) three to a cell. [24272]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 Dr. Lynne Jones, dated 18 May 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of female prisoners currently sharing two and three to a cell.At the end of April there were 54 female prisoners in England and Wales sharing two to a cell designed for one. There were no female prisoners sharing three to a cell designed for one.