Births (Holloway Prison)

HC Deb 11 May 1988 vol 133 cc117-8W

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many babies have been born in Her Majesty's prison, Holloway in each year since 1979 and in local hospitals to prisoners in Holloway.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The available details are as follows:

	Number of babies born:
Period	in Holloway	in hospital2
1979	1	18
1980	—	20
1981	—	28

	Number of babies born:
Period	in Holloway	in hospital2
1982	1	10
1983	1	24
January 1984-March 19851	1	28
April 1985-March 1986	1	27
April 1986-March 1987	—	26
April 1987-March 1988	—	31
1 Due to changes in the collection period the statistics for January 1984-March 1985 cover a 15 month period.
2 In outside hospital to Holloway inmates.

Arrangements are always made for babies to be born in outside hospitals unless emergencies prevent this.