§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of prison officers' accommodation for which requests have been made by officers to purchase, for each establishment, at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MellorThe prison service scheme for the discount sale of quarters to staff was introduced in June 1987 and to 9 January 1990 we have received the following applications to purchase:
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Establishment Numbers of Applications Acklington/Castington 32 Albany 95 Aldington 14 Ashford 96 Ashwell 13 Askham Grange 3 Aylesbury 51 Bedford 54 Birmingham 42 Blantyre House 15 Blundeston 25 Bristol 71 Brixton 227 Brockhill 23 Buckley Hall 24 Bullwood Hall 16 Camp Hill 61 Campsfield House 29 Canterbury 49 Cardiff 40 Channings Wood 30 Chelmsford 65 Coldingley 103 Cookham Wood 24 Deerbolt 58 Dorchester 41 Dover 47 Drake Hall 2 Durham 66 Eastwood Park 17 Erlestoke House 21 Everthorpe 16 Exeter 57 Featherstone 23 Feltham 115 Finnamore Wood 16 Ford 14 Foston Hall 8 Frankland 40 Full Sutton 25 Gartree 54 Glen Parva 75 Gloucester 39 Grendon-Spring Hill 62 Guys Marsh 15 Haslar 11 Hatfield 6 Haverigg 39 Hewell Grange 16 Highpoint 36 Hindley 17 Hollesley Bay Colony 54 Holloway 78 Hull 58 Huntercombe 42 Kingston 21 Kirkham 15 Kirklevington Grange 11 Lancaster 13 Latchmere House 49 Leeds 37 Leicester 45 Lewes 70
Establishment Numbers of Applications Leyhill 23 Lincoln 36 Lindholme 25 Littlehey 21 Liverpool 100 Long Lartin 111 Lowdham Grange 23 Low Newton 20 Maidstone 80 Manchester 82 Medomsley 2 Morton Hall 1 The Mount 6 New Hall 7 Northallerton 13 Northeye 22 North Sea Camp 3 Norwich 63 Nottingham 19 Onley 43 Oxford 22 Parkhurst 110 Pentonville 117 Portland 63 Preston 23 Pucklechurch 32 Ranby 21 Reading 65 Risley 123 Rochester 40 Rudgate/Thorp Arch/ Wetherby 56 Send 15 Shepton Mallett 19 Shrewsbury 11 Stafford 43 Standford Hill 31 Stoke Heath 13 Styal 1 Sudbury 12 Swansea 21 Swinfen Hall 20 Thorn Cross 14 Usk and Prescoed 28 The Verne 40 Wakefield 70 Wandsworth 157 Wayland 37 Wellingborough 32 Werrington 2 Whatton 29 Winchester 109 Wormwood Scrubs 255 Wymott 39 Total 5,001 These applications include 385 applications that have subsequently been withdrawn and a further 50 that are the subject of applications to purchase at full market value. To date, 3,538 sales have been completed.