HC Deb 21 April 1986 vol 96 cc16-7W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what staffing levels have been employed at Her Majesty's prisons Winson Green, Featherstone, Holloway and Styal each year since 1979; what was the highest population level in each prison each year during the same period; and within what annual budget each governor was required to work during that period.

Mr. Mellor

Staffing levels have been as follows:

Governors of prison department establishments were given annual budgets for the first time in the financial year 1985–86, but only for prison officers' overtime. The overtime budgets were:

1985–86
Birmingham 1,780,764
Featherstone 631,479
Holloway 775,862
Styal 285,312