HC Deb 09 July 1987 vol 119 cc241-2W
Mr. Tom Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average age of the prison population for each Scottish penal establishment for each year since 1982.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

This information could not be provided without disproportionate cost.

Mr. Tom Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average prison population for each Scottish prison for each year since 1982.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The 1986 figures are set out in the table. Figures for the earlier years have been published in Appendix 1 of the annual reports "Prisons in Scotland", of which copies are available in the Library.

Average daily number of prisoners or inmates
Establishment 1986
Prisons
Aberdeen 180
Barlinnie (inc. Special unit) 1,270
Cornton Vale 166
Dumfries 144
Dungavel 135
Edinburgh 776
Friarton1 41
Greenock 147
Inverness 109
Low Moss 345
Penninghame 69
Perth 578
Peterhead 182
Shotts 60
Young Offenders Institutions
Castle Huntly 103
Cornton Vale 22
Glenochil 365
Noranside 74

Gross Expenditure (£'000)
1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Penal establishment Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Revenue Capital Revenue
Aberdeen 178 1,432 397 1,419 227 1,497 164 1,586 155 1,704
Barlinnie 200 6,085 447 6,750 645 7,195 908 7,758 1,327 8,121
Castle Huntly 60 916 145 927 38 1,003 42 1,106 43 1,170
Cornton Vale 9 2,370 20 2,493 330 2,643 146 2,833 269 2,839

Establishment 1986
Polmont 378
Detention Centres
Friarton1 15
Glenochil 146
Remand Institution
Longriggend 280
1 Friarton changed use from detention centre to prison during 1986; the figures shown are average figures for each use calculated over the year.