HC Deb 17 February 1982 vol 18 c131W
Mr. Sever

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the certified normal accommodation for Her Majesty's prison Birmingham; what is the latest figure for the prison's population; and how many baths, showers and toilets, classrooms, square feet of exercise space and workshop places are available to the prisoners.

Mr. Mayhew

The certified normal accommodation is 537; the number of inmates on 12 February was 1,020. There are 19 baths, 62 showers, 221 toilets and urinals, 13 classrooms, approximately 6,000 square metres of exercise space and 222 workshop places.

Citizens of the New Commonwealth and Pakistan accepted for settlement 1976–1980
Total Of which women accepted as dependants* and children
thousands thousands per cent.
1976 55.0 36.1 66
1977 44.1 30.5 69
1978 43.0 29.7 69
1979 37.0 26.6 72
1980 33.7 24.4 72

* Women accepted other than as special voucher holders, because they were exempt from deporation