§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) adults and (b) children visit prisoners in Wormwood Scrubs on an average week day, Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
§ Mr. MellorThe following information has been taken from inmates' visiting orders at Her Majesty's prison Wormwood Scrubs:
- (a) Visits to convicted prisoners:
- Weekday average:73
- Saturday average: 101
- [Period covered: 16 September 1984–17 October 1984]
- (b) Visits to remand prisoners:
- Weekday average: 364
- Saturday average: 482
- [Period covered: 6 October 1984–13 October 1984]
Normally no visits take place at the prison on a Sunday. Children under 16 must accompany an adult and visits by them are not recorded separately.