HC Deb 08 January 1990 vol 164 cc465-6W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the under or over-capacity of Thorp Arch and Durham prisons at the end of the months August to November.

Mr. Mellor

The details requested are set out in the table.

Durham Thorp
Certified Normal Accommodation Population3 on: 1729 2156
25 August 1,002 144
29 September 1,006 150
27 October 976 149
24 November 1,019 146
1 There was no change to the certified normal accommodation at Durham Prison during the period in question.
2 Available accommodation at Thorp Arch has effectively been reduced to 150 since August to allow for a rolling programme of refurbishment, involving the installation of integral sanitation.
3 The population details provided refer to the last Friday in each of the four months.