HC Deb 06 March 1989 vol 148 cc386-7W
Ms. Abbott

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give a breakdown by race on the most recent convenient date, of the prisoners held in the following remand establishments: Ashford, Chelmsford, Feltham, Latchmere House, Norwich and Rochester.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The readily available information is given in the table. Ashford was not open on 30 September 1988.

Population1 of selected prison service establishments on 30 September 1988: by ethnic origin
Number2
Establishment White West Indian, Guyanese, African Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi Chinese, Arab, Mixed origin Other, not recorded refusal Total
Chelmsford local prison 326 53 3 10 6 398
Feltham remand centre 249 107 12 20 36 424
Latchmere House 68 59 23 11 12 173
Norwich remand centre 54 1 1 4 60
Norwich local prison 193 11 2 1 16 223
Rochester remand centre 147 43 4 2 16 212
1 Including sentenced and non-criminal prisoners.
2 The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate.

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