HC Deb 13 July 1976 vol 915 cc143-4W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how big the large cells in Winson Green are which are now accommodating four prisoners; and what is the average size of a single cell accommodating three prisoners in Her Majesty's prisons generally.

Mr. John

The capacities of the three cells in Her Majesty's Prison, Birmingham are, respectively, 1,168 cubic feet, 936 cubic feet and 954 cubic feet. Infor- mation is not readily available about the sizes of cells in other prison service establishments in which three persons are accommodated, but no cell may be used for such a purpose unless it has been properly certified as suitable.

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