HC Deb 24 April 1990 vol 171 c108W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners Cardiff prison is designed to accommodate.

Mr. Mellor

Prior to the recent disturbances at Cardiff, the certified normal accommodation was 252 in the local prison and 85 in the remand centre. Some 95 places have since been lost in the local prison, but should be repaired and available for use within the next four weeks.

Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were accommodated at Cardiff prison on 1 February, 1 March, 1 April and 15 April, respectively, and how many on each occasion were(a) awaiting a court hearing, (b) awaiting sentence and (c) young prisoners.

Mr. Mellor

The information requested is set out in the table below:

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