§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what(a) representations and (b) external legal advice he has received concerning the conformity of current contracts for the installation and operation of probation service information technology systems with public procurement regulations; and if he will make a statement. [116294]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Home Office discusses the arrangements for the procurement of information technology for probation purposes with interested parties from time to time. It is not our policy to disclose details of legal advice in relation to such commercial arrangements.
Average number of prisoners held two to a cell designed for one Prison name 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Acklington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Albany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Altcourse — — — — — 198 203 Ashwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Askham Grange 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aylesbury 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 Bedford 105 94 129 132 143 119 150 Belmarsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Birmingham 110 474 478 578 634 753 739 Blakenhurst 0 0 0 134 309 360 Blantyre House 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blundeston 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 Brinsford 35 0 0 0 31 179 153 Bristol 83 131 123 126 81 92 86 Brixton 284 326 292 322 358 361 337 Brockhill 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 Buckley Hall — — 0 2 12 9 0 Bullingdon 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 Bullwood Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Camp Hill 31 10 2 0 27 78 115 Canterbury 78 123 158 161 211 219 219 Cardiff 187 303 311 331 314 422 458 Castington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Channings Wood 0 0 72 155 211 242 223 Chelmsford 167 239 289 305 143 27 38 Coldingley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cookham Wood 0 0 14 13 43 56 77 Dartmoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Deerbolt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doncaster — — 124 228 399 588 626 Dorchester 76 127 142 148 176 161 157 Dover 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 Downview 0 0 0 0 5 24 32 Drake Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Durham 340 320 375 476 659 573 519 East Sutton Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eastwood Park 0 0 0 6 18