§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total prison population for England and Wales for the latest date available.
§ Mr. John PattenOn 23 October 1987, the total prison population in England and Wales was 47,494. This does not include 1,298 in police cells.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the prison population for England and Wales for each of the following dates (a) 1 June, (b) 1 July, (c) 1 August, (d) 1 September and (e) 1 October.
§ Mr. John PattenThe readily available information is given in the table.
Population of Prison Department establishments2 in England and Wales, May to September 1987 Number of Persons Date Population 1987 May 31 49,255 June 30 50,265 July 31 50,226 August 311 47,105 September 30 47,398 1Fall mainly due to the increase on 13 August 1987 in remission to one half for prisoners sentenced to up to 12 months. 2Excludes prisoners in police cells.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the certified normal accommodation and the actual prison population for each of the following prisons for the latest date available: 17W Bedford, Birmingham, Cardiff, Gartree, Holloway, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Lewes, Lincoln, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Reading, Wakefield, Wandsworth.
§ Mr. John PattenOn 23 October, the certified normal accommodation and population of the establishments listed were as follows:
Establishment Certified normal accommodation Population Bedford 176 346 Birmingham 592 1,190 Cardiff 340 551 Gartree 315 314 Holloway 479 461 Hull 367 629 Leeds 642 1,306 Leicester 200 396 Lewes 364 567 Lincoln 359 691 Liverpool 967 1,233 Manchester 969 1,667 Nottingham 202 298 Oxford 127 233 Reading 178 334 Wakefield 756 726 Wandsworth 1,266 1,286
§ Mrs. Peacockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were in prison in Yorkshire at the most recent count.
§ Mr. John PattenOn 23 October 1987, the total prison population in Yorkshire was 3,977.