HC Deb 18 December 1980 vol 996 c265W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates each borstal establishement in the United Kingdom contained on 1 November 1980; and how many staff were employed at each borstal on the same date.

Mr. Brittan

The information available for England and Wales is as follows:

Borstal establishment Number of inmates Total number of staff
Bullwood Hall 131 130
Deerbolt 279 127
Dover 222 155
East Sutton Park 34 43
Everthorpe 330 148
Feltham 235 209
Finnamore Wood 62 26
Gaynes Hall 153 89
Glen Parva 296 175
Guys Marsh 157 99
Hatfield (including Gringley) *172 97
Hewell Grange 128 74
Hindley 318 138
Hollesley Bay Colony *267 220
Huntercombe 152 90
Lowdham Grange 263 125
Morton Hall Nil 2
Portland 522 219
Rochester 267 187
Stoke Heath 386 177
Usk *83 107
Wellingborough 343 166
Wetherby 214 108
*Hatfield (including Gringley), Hollesley Bay Colony and Usk also had 72, 119 and 118 detention centre inmates respectively. It is not possible to give separate figures for Borstal staff and detention centre staff at those establishments.