§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the prisons in Wales that are overcrowded, the maximum number of prisoners allowed at these institutions, and the current number of inmates; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 7 July 1992]: Two Welsh prisons, Cardiff and Swansea, are overcrowded. In 202W common with most other local prisons the operational capacity of these establishments—that is, the normal working capacity—is higher than the certified normal accommodation (that is, the uncrowded capacity). The figures for 24 June were as follows:
CNA Operational capacity Population Cardiff 325 447 437 Swansea 213 285 283