§ Mr. McKelveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list(a) the design capacity for all Scottish penal institutions and (b) the actual current occupation levels for these institutions.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the table:
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(a) Design capacity (b) Occupation level as at 30 November 1990 HMP Aberdeen 150 147 HMP Barlinnie 933 834 HMYOI Castle Huntly 144 114
(a) Design capacity (b) Occupation level as at 30 November 1990 HMI Cornton Vale 219 132 HMYOI Dumfries 146 107 HMP Dungavel 147 135 HMP Edinburgh 526 448 HMP Friarton 57 73 HMP and HMYOI Glenochil 678 621 HMP Greenock 179 184 HMP Inverness 87 104 HM Remand Institution Longriggend 177 167 HMP Low Moss 400 251 HMP Noranside 104 111 HMP Penninghame 73 70 HMP Perth 449 389 HMP Peterhead 275 111 HMYOI Polmont 412 344 HMP Shotts 540 360 Total design capacity 5,696 4,702 At 30 November 1990, a total of 550 places were out of use because of policy restrictions or for maintenance/refurbishment work; this means that there were 5,146 places available for use on that date.