§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the establishment of basic grade and other prison officers in each prison in England and Wales; and how many vacancies there are at the present time.
§ Mr. BrittanThe following schedule gives the position at each prison service establishment:
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Authorised strength Vacancies Acklington 144 15 Albany 297 23 Aldington 34 4 Appleton Thorn 44 5 Ashford 220 18 Ashwell 56 8 Askham Grange 28 3 Aylesbury 114 8 Bedford 124 — Birmingham 337 6 Blantyre House 40 4 Blundeston 116 1 Bristol 228 5 Brixton 586 56 Brockhill 75 9 Buckley Hall 39 2 Bullwood Hall 82 12 Camp Hill 174 4 Campsfield House 32 2 Canterbury 147 6 Cardiff 194 — Channings Wood 91 — Chelmsford* 148 44 Coldingley 155 15 Cookham Wood 35 5 Dartmoor 202 — Deerbolt Camp 93 8 Dorchester 79 — Dover 97 — Drake Hall 59 9 Durham 371 — East Sutton Park 18 1 Eastwood Park 46 4 Erlestoke 77 6 Everthorpe 90 2 Exeter 197 — Featherstone 122 12 Feltham 151 23 Finnamore Wood Ford 91 11 Foston Hall 26 — Gartree 263 33 Gaynes Hall 49 5 Glen Parva 121 6 Gloucester 115 — Grendon and Spring Hill 157 32 Guys Marsh 50 3 Gringley/Hatfield 67 1 Haslar 31 — Haverigg 104 12 Hewell Grange 42 5 Hindley 93 6 Hollesley Bay 139 12 Holloway 173 — Hull 267 9
Huntercombe 63 6 Highpoint 72 2 Kirkham 61 — Kirklevington 40 3 Lancaster 73 — Latchmere House 75 5 Leeds 350 12 Leicester 214 14 Lewes 222 37 Leyhill 48 2 Lincoln 206 — Liverpool 402 9 Long Lartin 318 28 Lowdham Grange 69 1 Low Newton 84 — Maidstone 184 5 Manchester 371 9 Medomsley 32 — Moor Court 35 8 New Hall 33 2 Northallerton 73 7 Northeye 71 11 North Sea Camp 56 3 Norwich 199 — Nottingham 121 16 Onley 135 8 Oxford 111 9 Parkhurst* 351 56 Pentonville 327 36 Portland 140 — Portsmouth (Kingston) 65 3 Preston 141 11 Pucklechurch 99 9 Ranby 99 4 Reading 68 — Risley 460 1 Rochester 113 2 Rudgate 54 3 Send 38 5 Shepton Mallet 71 6 Shrewsbury 93 — Stafford 192 — Stoke Heath 121 7 Standford Hill 114 20 Styal 102 26 Sudbury 63 3 Swansea 121 2 Swinfen Hall 79 4 Thorpe Arch RC 56 6 Usk 65 6 Verne 98 — Wakefield 374 8 Wandsworth 349 49 Wellingborough 94 — Werrington 33 5 Wetherby 50 — Whatton 73 4 Winchester 241 — Wormwood Scrubs 477 30 Wymott* 197 85 * Not fully operational.