§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the prisons in England and Wales in rank order of number of prisoners per cell, starting with that one in which the number of prisoners per cell is greatest.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe following table lists all the prisons and remand centres in England and Wales in which the bulk of the accommodation is cellular. It shows the accommodation available—in terms of the number of prisoners the institution would hold if all available places were in use, but there was no 33W overcrowding of cells or dormitories—and the population on 30th April:
Male Prisons and Remand Centres Accommodation Population Leeds 594 1,019 *Thorp Arch 101 171 Canterbury 235 375 Lancaster 168 267 Lincoln 318 505 Oxford 159 253 *Low Newton 79 125 Preston 448 683 Bedford 175 265 Leicester 238 358 Cardiff 306 444 Manchester 821 1,166 Liverpool 1,112 1,557 Nottingham 206 286 *Risley 547 755 Birmingham 596 817 Camp Hill 351 481 * Remand Centres.
Male Prisons and Remand Centres Accommodation Population Brixton 707 956 Durham 732 988 Shepton Mallet 165 220 Wormwood Scrubs 1,006 1,310 Bristol 402 521 Exeter 298 388 Stafford 691 892 Northallerton 148 178 Winchester 535 629 *Ashford 400 467 Chelmsford 256 295 *Latchmere House 130 148 Pentonville 958 1,095 Dorchester 173 196 Maidstone 472 529 Gloucester 229 253 Norwich 328 354 Shrewsbury 179 192 *Pucklechurch 56 58 Wandsworth 1,268 1,299 Hull 305 307 Blundeston 304 303 Gartree 374 371 The Verne 320 312 Albany 360 354 Long Lartin 328 315 Swansea 252 241 Aylesbury 292 277 *Brockhill 176 164 Wakefield 876 796 Coldingley 296 258 Reading 105 86 Dartmoor 697 552 Lewes 318 247 Swinfen Hall 182 141 Parkhurst 687 419 Grendon 291 175 Kingston (Portsmouth 93 56 * Remand Centres. 34W
Female Prisons and Remand Centres Accommodation Population *Pucklechurch 37 51 Holloway 295 298 *Risley 91 91 *Low Newton 23 20 * Remand Centres.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what general consultation he is proposing to hold with the Prison Officers Association following the recent disturbances by prisoners in certain prisons.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe hon. Member no doubt has in mind recent demonstrations by groups of prisoners at certain prisons in England and Wales. My right hon. Friend would be ready to consider any representations the Prison Officers Association may wish to make arising out of these incidents.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had with the Prison Officers Association regarding the safety of prison officers and their families.
§ Mr. CarlisleNo formal discussions. But this is a matter my right hon. Friend has very much in mind; and, as the hon. Member will be aware, precautions at one particular prison were recently revised in consultation with the local staff.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will name the prisons at which sit-downs by prisoners have recently taken place.
§ Mr. MaudlingDuring the past four weeks sit-down demonstrations by prisoners have taken place at the following prisons: Brixton, Wormwood Scrubs, Manchester, Gartree, Shepton Mallet, Oxford, Albany, Liverpool, Leeds, Stafford, Canterbury, Wakefield and Camp Hill.