§ 54. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prisons for male and female prisoners, respectively, there are in Scotland; how many prisoners of each sex there are in each; and how they are accommodated and segregated for residence and exercise, respectively.
§ Mr. Ross,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 3rd May, 1967; Vol. 746, c. 68], circulated the following information:
PRISON POPULATION, SCOTLAND 11TH APRIL, 1967 Males Females Aberdeen … … 176 2 Dumfries … … 6 0 Edinburgh … … 419 5 Barlinnie … … 1,135* † Greenock … … 19‡ 76 Inverness … … 27 0 Penninghame … 58 † Perth … … 504 2 Peterhead … … 397 † 2,751 85 * Barlinnie prison also accommodates, in a separate hall, 338 male young offenders. † No accommodation for female prisoners. ‡ A small party of male prisoners is kept at Greenock for maintenance purposes.