HC Deb 27 June 1988 vol 136 c30W
Mr. Leigh

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the average movement in house prices within (i) a 1–mile and (ii) a 5—mile radius of former military camps converted into category C. prisons in the last(a) 12, (b) 24 and, (c) 36 months;

(2) how many newly appointed prison warders or warders taking up new duties in the last 12 months have chosen to buy houses within 500 yards of the prison wire wall; and if he will list such purchases for each prison.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I regret that the information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Leigh

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of married quarters in former military camps now used as category C prisons which have(a) remained empty, (b) been demolished and (c) sold to the private sector, with the date on which his Department first acquired the houses.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The information is given in the table.

and Northeye. Average prices shown below relate to the year in which properties were last sold: Erlestoke£33,500 (1983); Highpoint—£35,500 (1987) and Northeye —£45,000 (1987). The average price for similar-sized houses in these localities would have been about the same.