HC Deb 18 April 1983 vol 41 cc6-7W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the certified normal accommodation of Brixton prison on the latest available date; what was the population of the prison and, of those, how many were awaiting trial and sentence, respectively; what is the average daily number of receptions; and what is the average daily number of visitors to Brixton prison.

Mr. Mellor

On 28 February the certified normal accommodation of Brixton prison was 504; the inmate population was 770, of whom 482 were awaiting trial and 93 were awaiting sentence. The daily average number of receptions based on a 6-day week excluding Sundays over the past 6 months was approximately 150. Over the same period the number of visitors to inmates amounted to an average of 280 daily (Monday to Friday) and approximately 325 on Saturdays; these figures do not include visits by probation officers which averaged approximately 65 per day.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average number of hours' overtime worked by an officer in Brixton prison.

Mr. Mellor

The figure for February, the latest month for which this information is available, was just over 22 hours.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners committed suicide in Brixton prison in 1982.

Mr. Mellor

One.