HL Deb 17 May 1989 vol 507 cc1276-7WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the remand centres and local prisons in England and Wales, specifying for each establishment the number of prisoners for which they are designed and the numbers actually held there at the latest known date.

The Earl of Arran

The information requested is listed in the table below, which shows accommodation available at each establishment and its population on 12th May 1989.

Establishment Certified Normal Accommodation Population
Ashford 348 361
Bedford 167 317
Birmingham 592 1,042
Bristol 552 611
Brixton 729 1,059
Brockhill 158 238
Camp Hill* 461 492
Canterbury 213 346
Cardiff 338 493
Chelmsford 242 405
Dorchester 145 190
Durham* 715 1,131
Exeter 312 379
Feltham (RC) 590 427
Glen Parva (RC) 240 286
Gloucester 200 258
Hindley 308 380
Hull 406 612
Latchmore House* 121 158
Leeds 604 1,245
Leicester 198 379
Lewes* 369 552
Lincoln 382 617
Liverpool 968 1,340
Low Newton 193 238
Manchester 896 1,493
Norwich* 481 599
Oxford 126 202
Pentonville 653 911
Preston* 428 541
Pucklechurch 159 144
Reading 178 289
Risley 486 431
Rochester* 374 297
Shrewsbury 164 276
Swansea 225 227
Wandsworth 1,234 1,527
Winchester 471 547
Wormwood Scrubs 1,024 1,019
*Establishments which also fulfil functions other than that of local prisoner remand centre.