§ 39. Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to reduce the overcrowding at Holloway prison, Islington, to the certified number of 253; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MayhewSome level of overcrowding is unavoidable at Holloway during its redevelopment and while the female population in prisons remains high. Some relief should be provided by additional accommodation coming into use at Cookham Wood prison in Kent in the next few months and by the opening of a new wing at Holloway at this end of the year.