§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the capacity and the numbers of inmates in Durham prison on 26 November and 18 December.
§ Mrs. RumboldOn both dates, the certified normal accommodation and operational capacity of Her Majesty's prison Durham were 651 and 951 respectively. On 26 November, 949 inmates were held. On Monday 17 December, the latest date for which figures are available, 931 inmates were held.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the daily cost of maintaining a prisoner in Durham prison in December 1990.
§ Mrs. RumboldFigures for December 1990 are not yet readily available. A full range of operating cost figures for 1989–90 have been published in appendix 6 of the "Report on the work of the Prison Department April 1989—March 1990"—Cm. 302—a copy of which is available in the Library. These indicate that the daily cost of maintaining a prisoner in Durham prison during that period was £37.14 per day.