§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each prison in England and Wales the approved prison officer staffing and the vacancies for such staff that exist in each prison.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested, relating to all forms of prison department establishment in England and Wales as at 28 February 1983, is as follows:
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Establishment Authorised staffing levels: prison officers Vacancies Acklington 154 4 Albany 306 41 Aldington 45 7 Ashford 238 34 Ashwell 72 11 Askham Grange 45 4 Aylesbury 131 14 Bedford 206 41 Birmingham 389 20 Blantyre House 47 5 Blundeston 155 26 Bristol 263 8 Brixton 670 79 Brockhill 108 28 Buckley Hall 48½ 1½ Bullwood Hall 91 16 Camp Hill 206 -3 Campsfield House 41 4 Canterbury 164 0 Cardiff 219½ 16½ Channings Wood 127 6 Chelmsford 183 15 Coldingley 180 39 Cookham Wood 63 10 Dartmoor 237 22 constituencies in England, Wales and Scotland, respectively; what are the comparable figures for present constituency electorates; and what are the comparable figures under the current Boundary Commission proposals.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information requested is given in the following table. The figures for Scotland have been supplied by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Scotland.
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Establishment Authorised staffing levels: prison officers Vacancies Deerbolt 132½ 27½ Dorchester 95 6 Dover 114½ 9½ Drake Hall 68 1 Durham 384 -5 East Sutton Park 26½ ½ Eastwood Park 53½ 7½ Erlestoke House 96½ 12½ Everthorpe 110 11 Exeter 234 13 Featherstone 159 29 Feltham 173½ 21½ Ford 97 8 Foston Hall 40½ 5½ Frankland 335 58 Gartree 269 54 Gaynes Hall 62 27 Glen Parva 279½ 39½ Gloucester 143 4 Grendon (including Spring Hill) 176 30 Guys Marsh 69½ 11½ Haslar 48 2 Hatfield 92 9 Haverigg 125 23 Hewell Grange 55 3 Highpoint 82 6 Hindley 118 19 Hollesley Bay 245 50 Holloway 330 28 Hull 291 31 Huntercombe 68½ 5½ Kingston (Portsmouth) 68 4 Kirkham 81 4 Kirklevington 51 5 Lancaster 93 2 Latchmere House 86 9 Leeds 380 36 Leicester 245 20 Lewes 216 15 Leyhill 60 5 Lincoln 251 28 Liverpool 458 68 Long Lartin 356 46 Lowdham Grange 89½ -6½ Low Newton 127 18
Establishment Authorised staffing levels: prison officers Vacancies Maidstone 207 3 Manchester 493 54 Medomsley 46 7 New Hall 44 2 Northallerton 87 14 Northeye 100 11 North Sea Camp 69 9 Norwich 254 13 Nottingham 125 -14 Onley 165 23 Oxford 115½ 13½ Parkhurst 365 69 Pentonville 437 109 Portland 180 22 Preston 149 5 Pucklechurch 118 8 Ranby 132 18 Reading 162 23 Risley 474 32 Rochester 144 0 Rudgate 65 10 Send 49½ 6½ Shepton Mallet 84½ 5½ Shrewsbury 115½ 4½ Stafford 219 16 Standford Hill 128 23 Stoke Heath 148½ 25½ Styal 147 8 Sudbury 71 2 Swansea 143½ 4½ Swinfen Hall 113 28 Thorp Arch 111 13 Usk 81 8 The Verne 135 10 Wakefleld 464 59 Wandsworth 392 48 Wellingborough 123 7 Werrington 46 9 Wetherby 79 6 Whatton 85 6 Winchester 306 16 Wormwood Scrubs 536 100 Wymott 227 27 Note:
(1) One hundred and forty-six of the posts listed above as vacant are officer instructor posts presently occupied by civilian instructors.
(2) The figures given may be misleading where (a) very recent increases in complement have been made and the additional staff concerned have yet to be posted in; (b) the complement levels are artifically high because part of the establishment is not currently in use or, in the case of new accommodation, has not yet been taken into service; or (c) where the staff in post figures used to derive the numbers of vacancies include newly joined staff spending an initial period at an establishment for familiarisation before undergoing training.