§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the total capacity in Durham jail in each of the next 10 years. [176669]
§ Paul GogginsThe operational capacity at Her Majesty's Prison Durham, as at Friday 28 May, is 638 for male prisoners and 110 for female prisoners.
Following the change of function, the Area Manager will set the operational capacity of Her Majesty's Prison Durham taking into account control, security the proper operation of the planned regime and the alterations that are currently being made to parts of the residential accommodation.
It is not possible to give figures for each of the next 10 years.