§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of prisoners detained in pri- 40W sons built over 100 years, 75 years, 50 years, and 25 years ago, respectively; and what action is being taken to modernise these buildings.
§ Miss BaconOn 16th November the figures were as follows:
The remaining 6,160 inmates are detained in prisons less than 50 years old. No prison was built between 25 and 50 years ago, but some buildings now used for prison purposes were probably erected during that period. An extensive renovation programme is being carried out costing an estimated £2 million in 1965–66.
No. of Inmates Prisons more than 100 years old 14,540 Prisons between 75 and 100 years old 4,222 Prisons between 50 and 75 years old 304