§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the certified normal level of accommodation for each prison in England and Wales; and what was the actual population for each prison in March.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the prison service. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 14 April:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question, for priority written answer on 14 April, on CNA and population.
The attached table shows certified normal accommodation (CNA) and population for all Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 31 March 1993.
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Establishment CNA and Population figures for 31 March 1993 Establishment CNA Population Acklington 676 545 Albany 222 241 Aldington 133 81 Ashwell 404 378 Askham Grange 129 81 Aylesbury 241 218 Bedford 170 244 Belmarsh 841 671 Birmingham 638 844 Blantyre House 95 94 Blundeston 338 312 Brinsford 336 386 Bristol 374 418 Brixton 621 633 Brockhill 156 148 Bullingdon 635 433 Bullwood Hall 125 104 Camp Hill 481 327 Canterbury 104 179 Cardiff 328 395 Castington 300 214 Channings Wood 594 502 Chelmsford 244 305 Coldingley 222 129 Cookham Wood 120 104 Dartmoor 560 490 Deerbolt 432 325 Dorchester 136 179 Dover 316 160 Downview 286 279 Drake Hall 255 121 Durham 364 492 East Sutton Park 85 74 Elmley 635 614
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Establishment CNA Population Erlestoke 206 203 Everthorpe 228 219 Exeter 317 357 Featherstone 599 549 Feltham 874 731 Finnamore Wood 112 63 Ford 536 389 Frankland 339 297 Full Sutton 494 426 Garth 512 505 Gartree 258 236 Glen Parva 854 702 Gloucester 207 220 Grendon 216 182 Guys Marsh 300 143 Haslar 136 134 Hatfield 180 124 Haverigg 345 318 Hewell Grange 136 154 High Down 485 450 Highpoint 679 525 Hindley 317 305 Hollesley Bay 629 265 Holloway 517 436 Holme House 649 520 Hull 269 358 Huntercombe 240 167 Kingston 104 93 Kirkham 644 465 Kirklevington 30 33 Lancaster 186 241 Lancaster Farms 115 120 Latchmere House 131 122 Leeds 591 816 Leicester 194 318 Lewes 258 334 Leyhill 410 415 Lincoln 444 589 Lindholme 706 569 Littlehey 543 520 Liverpool 931 1,224 Long Lartin 362 334 Low Newton 199 228 Maidstone 513 493 Manchester 291 315 Moorland 641 572 Morton Hall 168 164 The Mount 484 424 New Hall 122 130 North Sea Camp 204 198 Northallerton 146 187 Norwich 429 409 Nottingham 218 210 Onley 456 377 Parkhurst 286 204 Pentonville 695 633 Portland 424 328 Prescoed 20 20 Preston 324 484 Pucklechurch 56 50 Ranby 331 275 Reading 182 174 Risley 692 565 Rochester 303 182 Rudgate 300 279 Send 113 107 Shepton Mallet 158 194 Shrewsbury 168 286 Spring Hill 210 203 Stafford 476 524 Standford Hill 384 325 Stocken 396 387 Stoke Heath 300 275 Styal 180 166 Sudbury 509 432 Swaleside 504 486 Swansea 213 234 Swinfen Hall 167 161
Establishment CNA Population Thorn Cross 240 221 Thorp Arch 166 158 Usk 221 179 The Verne 552 487 Wakefield 662 649 Wandsworth 965 772 Wayland 580 485 Wellingborough 284 282 Werrington 110 106 Wetherby 120 105 Whatton 217 212 Whitemoor 534 469 Winchester 355 329 The Wolds 320 309 Woodhill 492 458 Wormwood Scrubs 472 506 Wymott 816 671