§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the number of prison officers currently engaged at each penal establishment in England and Wales at the latest date available;
(2) how many prison officers were engaged at each penal establishment in England and Wales on (a) 31 December 1984, (b) 31 December 1983, (c) 31 December 1982 and (d) 31 December 1981.
§ Mr. MellorThe number of prison officer grades employed at penal establishments in England and Wales on(a) 31 December 1984, (b) 31 December 1983, (c) 31 December 1982, (d) 31 December 1981 and 1 July 1985 is listed as follows:
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(a) (b) (c) (d) 1 July 1985 Arklington 147 151 155 143 160 Albany 332 257 271 285 322 Aldington 37 40 36 38 38 Ashford 198 196 211 211 198 Ashwell 61 68 63 58 69 Askham Grange 42 41 41 43 45 Aylesbury 140 121 115 120 143
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(a) (b) (c) (d) 1 July 1985 Bedford 181 169 154 156 175 Birmingham 403 406 348 357 376 Blantyre House 42 43 44 45 55 Blundeston 144 144 132 133 146 Brockhill 95 97 79 73 93 Buckley Hall 39 44 47 45 41 Bullwood Hall 65 77 74 84 80 Camp Hill 174 195 204 195 180 Campsfield House 38 37 35 36 35 Canterbury 179 162 159 159 179 Cardiff 206 219 196 205 209 Channings Wood 139 150 128 126 151 Chelmsford 164 170 165 154 154 Coldingley 157 145 144 151 156 Cookham Wood 51 55 54 46 47 Dartmoor 225 216 204 217 218 Deerbolt 106 113 106 100 115 Dorchester 98 91 88 86 93 Dover 95 108 106 117 99 Drake Hall 75 72 62 68 69 Durham 364 371 369 387 357 East Sutton Park 23 24 25 23 24 Eastwood Park 53 50 49 48 48 Erlestoke 91 92 84 78 94 Everthorpe 113 104 101 103 110 Exeter 221 224 215 213 205 Featherstone 138 132 134 139 136 Feltham 167 161 134 145 153 Finnamore Wood 18 17 19 19 21 Ford 102 98 95 97 98 Foston Hall 39 37 39 37 35 Frankland 349 333 280 15 352 Gartree 273 253 213 228 257 Glen Parva 253 240 245 229 236 Gloucester 131 135 129 133 127 Grendon 159 154 150 138 153 Gringley 27 27 26 25 27 Guys Marsh 74 68 63 65 74 Haslar 46 45 46 45 44 Hatfield 70 59 59 63 68 Haverigg 104 102 96 107 101 Hewell Grange 55 50 47 58 58 Highpoint 178 148 76 75 192 Hindley 114 110 102 100 109 Hollesley Bay 221 221 154 150 214 Holloway 384 292 309 221 342 Hull 249 246 251 274 241 Huntercombe 59 61 62 63 57 Kingston 62 58 66 64 62 Kirkham 80 77 78 98 79 Kirklevington 49 49 46 47 47 Lancaster 95 90 91 90 91 Latchmere House 80 76 76 81 77 Leeds 373 352 350 341 381 Leicester 232 218 204 216 215 Lewes 203 196 191 195 196 Leyhill 65 61 56 55 58 Lincoln 224 223 207 210 226 Liverpool 404 394 402 419 403 Long Lartin 314 319 317 331 308 Lowdham Grange 86 84 90 91 85 Low Newton 123 116 106 106 116 Maidstone 184 197 194 202 188 Manchester 513 457 425 447 506 Medomsley 45 41 39 40 45 New Hall 43 42 41 42 40 Northallerton 82 81 77 80 81 Northeye 98 94 91 91 94 North sea camp 63 62 60 62 60 Norwich 242 236 228 236 226 Nottingham 136 133 110 107 123 Onley 155 153 145 151 146 Oxford 103 106 102 106 103 Parkhurst 306 305 301 302 302 Pentonville 335 320 325 336 336 Portland 166 164 157 158 164
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1 July 1985 Preston 132 146 137 148 128 Pucklechurch 115 110 103 114 109 Ranby 120 122 118 119 114 Reading 108 144 140 141 137 Risley 463 443 445 441 469 Rochester 134 144 142 139 126 Rudgate 60 60 59 58 56 Send 46 44 44 43 41 Shepton Mallet 83 84 77 79 78 Shrewsbury 93 103 98 103 91 Stafford 210 213 192 203 169 Stanford Hill 106 114 108 109 111 Stoke Heath 138 132 121 131 142 Styal 149 132 132 134 132 Sudbury 65 70 69 71 66 Swansea 160 144 127 128 144 Swinfen Hall 103 100 87 81 102 Thorp Arch 98 97 101 101 101 Usk 85 81 75 75 80 The Verne 132 132 131 125 132 Wakefield 424 406 388 386 407 Wandsworth 412 372 335 331 408 Wayland — — — — 135 Wellingborough 136 121 110 111 134 Werrington House 45 43 36 37 43 Wetherby 79 78 70 70 71 Whatton 75 78 81 81 77 Winchester 281 275 277 261 255 Wormwood Scrubs 522 464 464 513 522 Wymott 216 210 202 201 217