HC Deb 08 March 1956 vol 549 c224W
70. Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many male prisoners, other than those in the condemned cell, sleep in a cell to themselves.

Major Lloyd-George

On 7th February, 1956, the latest date for which this information is available, of 13,463 male prisoners located in ordinary cells, 10,982 were alone in a cell and 2,481 were three to a cell. Another 3,527 male prisoners were located in other types of accommodation.