§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details of the prison population at each of Her Majesty's prisons in Scotland and the extent of overcrowding at the institutions.
§ Mr. RifkindThe number of persons in custody in each of the prisons in Scotland on 26 June 1979, together with the normal design capacity, is shown in the table below:
Design capacity Number in custody on 26 June 1979 Aberdeen 165 175 Barlinnie 899 1,041 Corton Vale 124 86 Dumfries 27 20 Dungavel 151 111 Edinburgh 524 590 Greenock 188 33 Inverness 79 99 Longriggend—remand unit 197 287 Low Moss 383 124 Penninghame 68 35 Perth 466 522 Peterhead 354 267 Shotts 60 51 The numbers have been affected by the recent industrial action in the Scottish courts. Reconstruction work is in progress at Greenock.