HL Deb 19 March 1991 vol 527 cc20-2WA
Lord Graham of Edmonton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the average number of prisoners and certified normal accommodation of the prison system in each year from 1979 to 1990 inclusive; and

What was the average number of prisoners in local prisons and the certified normal accommodation of local prisons in each year from 1979 to 1990 inclusive; and

What was the number of prisoners and the certified normal accommodation for each of the

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984/85 1985/86 1986/87 1987/88 1988/89 1989/90
Average No. prisoners 42,220 42,264 43,311 43,707 43,462 43,490 46,597 47,390 49,300 49,800 47,936
Average CNA 38,434 38,930 38,792 38,696 38,806 39,400 41,206 41,647 44,918 45,046 44,153
Average No. prisoners in locals 16,941 16,084 16,334 16,394 16,308 15,932 16,389 16,865 17,973 17,521 17,377
Average CNA in locals 11,652 11,948 11,684 11,290 11,307 11,410 11,047 11,387 11,517 12,014 12,667
Average No. prisoners Leeds 1,113 1,075 1,134 1,144 1,224 1,252 1,281 1,244 1,338 1,312 1,219
Average CNA Leeds 578 612 620 620 621 630 630 642 642 642 627
Average No. prisoners Bedford 289 286 341 334 330 316 313 292 332 320 312
Average CNA Bedford 169 169 169 170 179 177 176 176 169 178 171
Average No. prisoners Birmingham 1,033 945 987 1,039 1,054 1,003 1,023 1,091 1,165 1,072 976
Average CNA Birmingham 596 579 537 565 562 570 570 573 575 592 571
Average No. prisoners Manchester 1,492 1,278 1,440 1,478 1,514 1,398 1,062 1,022 1,089 1,086 1,111
Average CNA Manchester 939 873 876 913 1,024 1,024 615 653 653 802 997
Average No. prisoners Hull 253 274 282 297 294 292 53 420 435 653 648
Average CNA Hull 318 318 318 318 318 320 227 300 266 406 402
Average No. prisoners Shewsbury 241 237 245 233 235 219 234 262 312 296 247
Average CNA Shrewsbury 170 170 170 170 170 169 168 169 174 166 176
Average No. prisoners Chelmsford 1 33 238 273 268 220 234 211 153 305 388
Average CNA Chelmsford 1 250 172 172 172 173 174 142 88 242 244
Average No. prisoners Reading 175 71 303 314 323 315 311 335 341 285 288
Average CNA Reading 160 177 179 177 177 169 178 178 178 178 178
Average No. prisoners Lincoln 570 550 587 588 559 583 628 621 688 674 588
Average CNA Lincoln 354 356 356 356 356 356 359 359 359 391 391
Average No. prisoners Leicester 375 368 394 387 390 377 382 399 409 400 349
Average CNA Leicester 205 201 201 201 201 198 203 201 204 204 205
1 Chelmsford non-operational following fire in 1978.

following prisons in each year from 1979 to 1990 inclusive—Leeds, Bedford, Birmingham, Manchester, Hull, Shrewsbury, Chelmsford, Reading, Lincoln and Leicester.

The Minister of State, Home Office (Earl Ferrers):

The average number of prisoners and the average certified normal accommodation for the Prison Service as a whole, for local prisons and for the 10 named establishments over the period in question is given in the table. The basis for calculating these figures was changed in 1984 from calendar to financial years and the 1984/85 figures cover a period of 15 months. The figures for the financial year 1989/90 are the most recent available centrally.