HC Deb 07 May 1986 vol 97 cc160-2W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers are currently in post in each of Her Majesty's prisons; if he will publish comparable figures for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mellor

The number of prison officers in post in each of Her Majesty's prisons in England and Wales on 1 April 1986 is listed in column(a) of the table together with comparable figures for 31 December 1984 (b); 31 December 1983 (c); 31 December 1982 (d); and 31 December 1981 (e). Figures for 1980 are not available.

Establishment (e) (d) (c) (b) (a)
Acklington 143 155 151 147 160
Albany 285 271 257 332 332
Aldington 38 36 40 37 35
Ashford 211 211 196 198 199
Ashwell 58 63 68 61 62
Askham Grange 43 41 41 42 43
Aylesbury 120 115 121 140 135
Bedford 156 154 169 181 171
Birmingham 357 348 406 403 397
Blantyre House 45 44 43 42 45
Blundeston 133 132 144 144 142
Bristol 244 243 252 249 241
Brixton 605 592 601 606 661
Brockhill 73 79 97 95 96

Establishment (e) (d) (c) (b) (a)
Buckley Hall 45 47 44 39 40
Bullwood Hall 84 74 77 65 87
Camp Hill 195 204 195 174 174
Campsfield House 36 35 37 38 40
Canterbury 159 159 162 179 189
Cardiff 205 196 219 206 223
Castington 100 108 103
Channings Wood 126 128 150 139 149
Chelmsford 154 165 170 164 157
Coldingley 151 144 145 157 148
Cookham Wood 46 54 55 51 58
Dartmoor 217 204 216 225 239
Deerbolt 100 106 113 106 146
Dorchester 86 88 91 98 94
Dover 117 106 108 95 105
Drake Hall 68 62 72 75 73
Durham 387 369 371 364 381
East Sutton Park 23 25 24 23 29
Eastwood Park 48 49 50 53 49
Erlestoke 78 84 92 91 97
Everthorpe 103 101 104 113 110
Exeter 213 215 224 221 211
Featherstone 139 134 132 138 136
Feltham 145 134 161 167 153
Finnamore Wood 19 19 17 18 19
Ford 97 95 98 102 92
Foston Hall 37 39 37 39 37
Frankland 15 280 333 349 363
Gartree 228 213 253 273 261
Glen Parva 229 245 240 253 257
Gloucester 133 129 135 131 128
Grendon/Springhill 138 150 154 159 *150
Gringley 25 26 27 27 24
Guys Marsh 65 63 68 74 80
Haslar 45 46 45 46 43
Hatfield 63 59 59 70 72
Haverigg 107 96 102 104 102
Hewell Grange 58 47 50 55 53
Highpoint 75 76 148 178 203
Hindley 100 102 110 114 114
Hollesley Bay 150 154 221 221 200
Holloway 221 309 292 384 332
Hull 274 251 246 249 255
Huntercombe 63 62 61 59 68
Kingston 64 66 58 62 61
Kirkham 98 78 77 80 76
Kirklevington 47 46 49 49 48
Lancaster 90 91 90 95 94
Latchmere House 81 76 76 80 79
Leeds 341 350 352 373 395
Leicester 216 204 218 232 218
Lewes 195 191 196 203 193
Leyhill 55 56 61 65 66
Lincoln 210 207 223 224 226
Lindholme 143
Liverpool 419 402 394 404 418
Long Lartin 331 317 319 314 306
Lowdham Grange 91 90 84 86 80
Low Newton 106 106 116 123 110
Maidstone 202 194 197 184 187
Manchester 447 425 457 513 537
Medomsley 40 39 41 45 44
Morton Hall 33
New Hall 42 41 42 43 41
Northallerton 80 60 62 63 61
Northeye 91 91 94 98 89
North Sea Camp 62 60 62 63 61
Norwich 236 228 236 242 231
Nottingham 107 110 133 136 143
Onley 151 145 153 155 143
Oxford 106 102 106 103 108
Parkhurst 302 301 305 306 296
Pentonville 336 325 320 335 313
Portland 158 157 164 166 168
Preston 148 137 146 132 138
Pucklechurch 114 103 110 115 112
Ranby 119 118 122 120 115

Establishment (e) (d) (c) (b) (a)
Reading 141 140 144 108 138
Risley 441 445 443 463 529
Rochester 139 142 144 134 127
Rudgate 58 59 60 60 55
Send 43 44 44 46 42
Shepton Mallet 79 77 84 83 83
Shrewsbury 103 98 103 93 96
Stafford 203 192 213 210 207
Standford Hill 109 108 114 106 95
Stocken 109
Stoke Heath 131 121 132 138 138
Styal 134 132 132 149 137
Sudbury 71 69 70 65 66
Swansea 128 127 144 160 145
Swinfen Hall 81 87 100 103 97
Thorn Cross 74
Thorp Arch 101 101 97 98 89
Usk 75 75 81 85 78
The Verne 125 131 132 132 133
Wakefield 386 388 406 424 430
Wandsworth 331 335 372 412 411
Wayland 126
Wellingborough 111 110 121 136 134
Werrington 37 36 43 45 48
Wetherby 70 70 78 79 73
Whatton 81 81 78 75 77
Winchester 261 277 275 281 265
Wormwood Scrubs 513 464 464 522 498
Wymott 201 202 210 216 207
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