§ Mrs. Roeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average daily prison population in 1982 per 100,000 of the population as a whole.
§ Mr. HurdThe average population of prison department establishments in England and Wales in 1982 was about 88 per 100,000 of the population of England and Wales.
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§ Mrs. Roeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners, with the exception of remand prisoners and prisoners in open prisons, were required to share a cell in 1982.
§ Mr. HurdThe information requested is not readily available in this form and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost. However, table 3 of the "Report on the work of the Prison Department 1982'', Cmnd. 9057, provides details of the highest numbers of inmates sleeping two or three to a cell for the years 1971–1982 in all prison department establishments.