§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many baths, showers and toilets are available to prisoners in Wandsworth prison; how many baths or showers each prisoner is allowed per week; and how many changes of clothes each prisoner is allowed per week.
§ Mr. MellorThe numbers of baths, showers and toilets available are as follows:
Numbers Baths 14 Showers 58 WCs 201 Urinals 165 Each prisoner is normally allowed one shower per week and an additional shower when he makes use of the gymnasium. Additional showers are available for prisoners employed on jobs of a physically dirty nature. When appropriate for medical reasons a bath is available instead of a shower.
Prisoners at Wandsworth have one change of clothes per week consisting of two shirts, one T-shirt, two pairs of socks, two pairs of underpants and two vests. Overclothing is changed as necessary.
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the maximum number of prisoners who can be employed in Wandsworth prison on any one day.
§ Mr. MellorSeven hundred and twenty.