§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked 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. MellorOn 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 7W approximately 325 on Saturdays; these figures do not include visits by probation officers which averaged approximately 65 per day.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average number of hours' overtime worked by an officer in Brixton prison.
§ Mr. MellorThe figure for February, the latest month for which this information is available, was just over 22 hours.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners committed suicide in Brixton prison in 1982.
§ Mr. MellorOne.