HC Deb 11 November 1988 vol 140 cc339-41W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list each prison in Britain by name stating(a) the number of persons they were built to hold and (b) the number of persons currently held at these prisons.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The information requested is set out in the table. The certified normal accommodation and population in respect of each prison service establishment are shown at on 4 November 1988, the most recent date for which details are available.

Prison Certified Normal Accommodation Population on 4 November 1988
Acklington 448 430
Albany 311 374
Aldington 100 104
Alma Dettingen 336 162
Ashwell 404 392
Askham Grange 134 132
Aylesbury 294 278
Bedford 163 339
Birmingham 592 1,094
Blantyre House 64 70
Blundeston 410 409
Bristol 554 621
Brixton 729 1,085
Brockhill 163 239
Buckley Hall 139 141
Bullwood Hall 120 151
Camp Hill 461 460
Campsfield House 70 50
Canterbury 230 343
Cardiff 338 467
Castington 300 224

Prison Certified Normal Accommodation Population on 4 November 1988
Channings Wood 538 527
Chelmsford 242 385
Coldingley 296 293
Cookham Wood 120 119
Dartmoor 629 611
Deerbolt 420 398
Dorchester 152 189
Dover 232 188
Drake Hall 288 188
Durham (male) 675 1,060
Durham (female) 40 36
East Sutton Park 84 82
Eastwood Park 146 86
Erlestoke 218 212
Everthorpe 304 374
Exeter (male) 307 397
Exeter (female) 3
Featherstone 541 559
Feltham 848 711
Finnamore Wood 116 115
Ford 568 552
Frankland 447 408
Full Sutton 432 264
Garth 512 196
Gartree 320 310
Glen Parva 612 672
Gloucester 193 269
Grendon 260 241
Guys Marsh 180 119
Haslar 100 40
Hatfield 180 166
Haverigg 313 262
Hewell Grange 136 120
Highpoint 825 805
Hindley 323 366
Hollesley Bay 509 474
Holloway 517 470
Hull 386 649
Huntercombe 182 182
Kingston 150 142
Kirkham 632 589
Kirlevington 150 74
Lancaster 186 252
Latchmere House 127 163
Leeds 642 1,252
Leicester 204 389
Lewes 364 567
Leyhill 384 369
Lincoln 391 698
Lindholme 1,001 736
Littlehey 484 439
Liverpool 970 1,419
Long Lartin 432 403
Lowdham Grange 304 230
Low Newton (male) 159 214
Low Newton (female) 36 38
Maidstone 527 544
Manchester 970 1,585
Morton Hall 192 152
Mount 484 329
New Hall 122 107
Northallerton 127 172
Northeye 233 220
North Sea Camp 202 96
Norwich 482 503
Nottingham 202 291
Onley 420 411
Oxford 127 219
Parkhurst 271 234
Pentonville 624 818
Portland 527 520
Prescoed 110 99
Preston 429 520
Pucklechurch (male) 103 117
Pucklechurch (female) 56 51

Prison Certified Normal Accommodation Population on 4 November 1988
Ranby 368 367
Reading 178 285
Risley (male) 406 601
Risley (female) 92 132
Rochester 374 366
Rollestone 360 64
Rudgate 378 348
Send 104 100
Shepton Mallet 173 241
Shrewsbury 174 305
Spring Hill 210 191
Stafford 563 831
Standford Hill 384 379
Stocken 300 296
Stoke Heath 360 438
Styal 237 267
Sudbury 499 497
Swaleside 504 284
Swansea 229 298
Swinfen Hall 182 159
Thorn Cross 300 235
Thorp Arch 156 154
Usk 120 42
The Verne 600 600
Wakefield 756 743
Wandsworth 1,254 1,444
Wayland 484 478
Wellingborough 344 349
Werrington 110 81
Wetherby 196 161
Whatton 237 141
Winchester 475 663
Wormwood Scrubs 828 999
Wymott 816 775
Total 45,129 48,936