HC Deb 17 February 1987 vol 110 cc555-6W
Mr. Wheeler

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the prison department establishments in England and Wales and give the total acreage of the prison estate; when the last valuation was carried out on all buildings and land; and what was the total value.

Mr. Mellor

Prison service establishments in England and Wales are:

Acklington Lancaster
Albany Latchmere House
Aldington Leeds
Ashford Leicester
Ashwell Lewes
Askham Grange Leyhill
Aylesbury Lincoln
Bedford Lindholm
Birmingham Liverpool
Blantyre House Long Lartin
Blundeston Lowdham Grange
Bristol Low Newton
Brixton Maidstone
Brockhill Manchester
Buckley Hall Medomsley
Bullwood Hall Morton Hall
Camp Hill New Hall
Campsfield House Northallerton
Canterbury Northeye
Cardiff North Sea Camp
Castington Norwich
Channings Wood Nottingham
Chelmsford Onley
Coldingley Oxford
Cookham Wood Parkhurst
Dartmoor Pentonville
Deerbolt Portland
Dorchester Preston
Dover Pucklechurch
Drake Hall Ranby
Durham Reading
East Sutton Park Risley
Eastwood Park Rochester
Erlestoke Rudgate
Everthorpe Send
Exeter Shepton Mallet
Featherstone Shrewsbury
Feltham/Finnamore Wood Stafford
Ford Standford Hill
Foston Hall Stocken
Frankland Stoke Heath
Gartree Styal
Glen Parva Sudbury
Gloucester Swansea
Grendon/Springhill Swinfen Hall
Guys Marsh Thorn Cross
Haslar Thorp Arch
Hatfield/Gringley Usk
Haverigg The Verne
Hewell Grange Wakefield
Highpoint Wandsworth
Hindley Wayland
Hollesley Bay Wellingborough
Holloway Werrington
Hull Wetherby
Huntercombe Whatton
Kingston Winchester
Kirkham Wormwood Scrubs
Kirklevington Wymott

The total acreage of the prison estate is about 20,000 acres. No total valuation of the buildings and land has been undertaken; the figure would vary considerably according to the basis of valuation.