§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current average number of prisoners held per prison in England and Wales. [39161]
§ Ms QuinInformation on the average prison population for each prison in England and Wales during 1997 is given in the table.
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Average prison population in England and Wales during 1997, by individual prison Establishment Average occupancy Acklington 652 Albany 429 Aldington 136 Altcoursel 256 Ashwell 448 Askham Grange 128 Aylesbury 302 Bedford 376 Belmarsh 865 Birmingham 1,034 Blakenhurst 779
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Average prison population in England and Wales during 1997, by individual prison Establishment Average occupancy Blantyre House 119 BIundeston 408 Brinsford 519 Bristol 579 Brixton 611 Brockhill 136 Buckley Hall 365 Bullingdon 688 Bullwood Hall 128 Camp Hill 491 Canterbury 275 Cardiff 708 Castington 309 Channings Wood 607 Chelmsford 464 Colchester1 32 Coldingley 295 Cookham Wood 146 Dartmoor 612 Deerbolt 425 Doncaster 1,043 Dorchester 231 Dover 305 Downview 325 Drake Hall 265 Durham 928 East Sutton Park 95 Eastwood Park 128 Elmley 785 Erlestoke 297 Everthorpe 459 Exeter 460 Featherstone 596 Fe ltham 894 Ford 452 Foston Hall1 121 Frankland 449 Full Sutton 455 Garth 587 Gartree 363 Glen Parva 878 Gloucester 277 Grendon 426 Guy's Marsh 340 Haslar 136 Hatfield 151 Haverigg 550 Hewell Grange 196 High Down 697 Highpoint 673 Hindley 537 Hollesley Bay 423 Holloway 527 Holme House 837 Hull 505 Huntercombe 259 Kingston 113 Kirkham 664 Kirklevington 157 Lancaster 216 Lancaster Farms 515 Latchmere House 176 Leeds 936 Leicester 344 Lewes 449 Leyhill 400 Lincoln 634 Lindholme 678 Littlehey 631
Average prison populations in England and Wales during 1997, by individual prison Establishment Average occupancy Liverpool 1,411 Long Lartin 382 Low Newton 294 Maidstone 556 Manchester 1,072 Moorland 660 Morton Hall 196 New Hall 298 North Sea Camp 198 Northallerton 277 Norwich 715 Nottingham 345 Onley 549 Parc1 245 Parkhurst 333 Pentonville 910 Portland 535 Preston 600 Ranby 547 Reading 229 Risley 857 Rochester 398 Send 199 Shepton Mallet 214 Shrewsbury 321 Stafford 622 Standford Hill 345 Stocken 454 Stoke Heath 375 Styal 264 Sudbury 487 Swaleside 567 Swansea 342 Swinfen Hall 202 The Mount 621 The Verne 570 The Wolds 397 Thom Cross 238 Usk 284 Wakefield 608 Wandsworth 871 Wayland 633 Wealstun 581 Weare1 364 Wellingborough 318 Werrington 139 Wetherby 234 Wharton 226 Whitemoor 518 Winchester 601 Woodhill 678 Wormwood Scrubs 1,295 Wymott 797 1997 average 61,114 1 For those new establishment which opened during 1997, the population figures as at 31 December 1997 have been quoted.