HC Deb 13 April 1988 vol 131 c146W
Mr. Soley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) at what time prisoners are locked in their cells for the night at each of the following prisons: Birmingham, Leeds, Pentonville, Manchester, Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs and Holloway;

(2) how many prisoners spent on average (a) 20 or more hours a day and (b) 23 or more hours a day in their cells in the most recent convenient week at (i) Birmingham prison, (ii) Leeds prison, (iii) Pentonville prison, (iv) Manchester prison, (v) Wandsworth prison, (vi) Wormwood Scrubs prison and (vii) Holloway prison.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The daily routine for prisoners may vary both within and between prisons and from day to day. The information, which has been collated locally by the establishments concerned, relates to the week beginning 20 March 1988.

Numbers of prisoners who spent on average
Establishment Average daily population 20 or more hours a day in cells 23 or more hours a day in cells Time locked in cells for night
Birmingham 1,149 546 Nil Between 1900 hours and 2100 hours
Leeds 1,372 770 Nil Between 1830 hours and 2030 hours
Pentonville 698 99 Nil Between 1830 hours and 2000 hours
Manchester 1,755 916 Nil 2000 hours
Wandsworth 1,548 950 Nil 2045 hours
Wormwood Scrubs 925 350 Nil Between 1915 hours and 2015 hours
Holloway 470 16 16 2000 hours
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