§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the actual prison population and the certified normal accommodation in Scotland on 1 January in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. AncramDetails of the inmate population in Scotland on the first Tuesday of each of the last 10 years—lock-up figures are taken weekly on Tuesdays—and of the total design capacity of penal establishments are:214W
Inmate population Design capacity 1974 4,653 4,565 1975 4,784 4,894 1976 4,584 4,758 1977 4,762 5,044 1978 4,810 5,279 1979 4,539 5,279 1980 4,600 5,138 1981 4,191 5,068 1982 4,835 5,406 1983 4,656 5,358