HC Deb 25 July 1989 vol 157 cc609-11W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were transferred to other prisons in the United Kingdom from Welford Road prison, Leicester, before I April, and the latest available date; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Hurd

The information requested is given in the table:

Number of prisoners transferred from Her Majesty's prison requested of Leicester to other prisons: weekly 1 April—21 July 1989
Week beginning Number of prisoners
April 3 27
10 12
17 4
21 19
May 1 25
8 21
15 20
22 11
29 11
June 5 16
12 22
19 19
26 23
July 3 9
10 22
17 9
Total 268

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the prison population of Welford Road prison, Leicester, for each day from 1 April; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Hurd

The information requested is as follows:

Population of Her Majesty's prison Leicester at unlocking
April Numbers
1 412
2 412
3 412
4 417
5 384
6 396
7 407
8 395
9 395
10 395
11 401
12 389
13 388
14 389
15 389
16 389
17 389
18 397
19 400
20 400
21 405
22 406
23 406
24 406
25 411
26 401
27 407
28 408
29 413
30 413

May Numbers
1 413
2 413
3 397
4 397
5 390
6 394
7 394
8 394
9 403
10 377
11 382
12 379
13 379
14 379
15 379
16 372
17 366
18 382
19 388
20 391
21 391
22 391
23 394
24 378
25 381
26 381
27 392
28 392
29 392
30 392
31 383

June Numbers
1 377
2 374
3 379
4 379
5 379
6 386
7 375
8 386
9 389

June Numbers
10 393
11 393
12 393
13 395
14 368
15 375
16 369
17 377
18 377
19 377
20 372
21 347
22 357
23 365
24 362
25 362
26 362
27 360
28 350
29 365
30 358

July Numbers
1 358
2 358
3 358
4 357
5 343
6 355
7 356
8 356
9 356
10 356
11 362
12 341
13 343
14 346
15 346
16 346
17 346
18 350
19 340
20 356
21 338