§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the(a) certified normal accommodation, (b) operational capacity and (c) actual population at each prison in England and Wales at the latest available date.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 20 July 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the capacity and population of prisons in England and Wales.The attached table shows the certified normal accommodation (CNA), operational capacity and actual population of each prison on 30 June 1994.288W
Certified normal accommodation, operational capacity and population in prisons in England and Wales on 30 June 1994 Establishment Certified normal accommodation in use Operational capacity Population Acklington 658 658 597 Albany 436 436 427 Aldington 127 127 118 Ashwell 404 404 388 Askham Grange 126 127 100 Aylesbury 230 233 228 Bedford 303 329 294 Belmarsh 841 841 712 Birmingham 562 850 790 Blakenhurst 649 649 612 Blantyre House 95 95 94 Blundeston 408 408 395 Brinsford 446 446 439 Bristol 423 473 426 Brixton 484 668 597 Brockhill 111 120 79 Bullingdon 635 635 615 Bullwood Hall 125 125 120 Camp Hill 378 441 400 Canterbury 184 275 271 Cardiff 334 450 430 Castington 300 300 276 Channings Wood 594 594 569 Chelmsford 230 393 348 Coldingley 292 292 282 Cookham Wood 120 120 120 Dartmoor 538 538 497 Deerbolt 450 450 385 Doncaster 771 120 169 Dorchester 138 232 212 Dover 316 316 246 Downview 287 291 279 Drake Hall 255 255 226 Durham 399 577 629 East Sutton Park 94 94 84 Elmley 627 627 603 Erlestoke 250 250 243 Everthorpe 228 228 223 Exeter 274 473 385 Featherstone 599 599 566 Feltham 842 842 784 Finnamore Wood 106 106 11 Ford 536 536 450 Frankland 447 432 426 Full Sutton 604 576 551 Garth 512 512 504 Gartree 277 277 265 Glen Parva 767 788 769 Gloucester 211 271 255 Grendon 190 186 181 Guys Marsh 240 180 176 Hollesley Bay 365 365 298 Haslar 131 131 143 Hatfield 180 180 177 Haverigg 381 381 362 Hewell Grange 156 179 168 Highdown 549 549 529 289W
Establishment Certified normal accommodation in use Operational capacity Population Highpoint 679 679 610 Hindley 280 319 307 Holloway 517 532 483 Holme House 649 649 594 Hull 328 430 366 Huntercombe 226 225 210 Kingston 154 154 137 Kirkham 644 620 551 Kirklevington 74 74 71 Lancaster Farms 364 364 364 Lancaster 260 246 256 Latchmere House 145 145 142 Leeds 814 1,168 1,108 Leicester 192 348 335 Lewes 282 377 306 Leyhill 410 410 398 Lincoln 444 628 627 Lindholme 567 567 539 Littlehey 593 583 553 Liverpool 931 1,267 1,169 Long Lartin 362 362 350 Low Newton 198 343 253 Maidstone 485 485 476 Manchester 850 850 850 Moorland 635 635 621 Morton Hall 168 168 165 New Hall 169 169 180 North Sea Camp 201 201 108 Northallerton 150 219 159 Norwich 327 476 384 Nottingham 222 222 207 Onley 520 520 450 Oxford 107 120 46 Parkhurst 306 266 229 Pentonville 559 765 742 Portland 420 420 330 Preston 382 545 489 Pucklechurch 56 81 62 Ranby 347 347 348 Reading 182 205 150 Risley 751 716 700 Rochester 294 330 208 Rudgate 287 300 268 Send 113 113 111 Shepton Mallet 158 211 170 Shrewsbury 168 307 301 Spring Hill 210 210 211 Stafford 358 530 511 Standford Hill 384 384 389 Stocken 396 396 389 Stoke Heath 300 300 267 Styal 180 209 227 Sudbury 413 348 351 Sudbury (Foston Hall) 96 96 92 Swaleside 512 512 499 Swansea 155 220 209 Swinfen Hall 182 182 182 Thorn Cross 209 209 177 The Mount 484 484 490 The Verne 552 538 528 The Wolds 320 368 359 Thorp Arch 166 166 164 Usk 241 241 234 Wormwood Scrubs 714 1,050 850 Wakefield 718 718 693 Wandsworth 821 1,033 866 Wayland 580 580 543 Wellingborough 344 314 308 Werrington 110 110 101 Wetherby 196 196 174 Whatton 216 216 212 Whitemoor 534 524 486 Winchester 368 492 396 Woodhill 566 566 507 Wymott 432 384 376
Establishment Certified normal accommodation in use Operational capacity Population Total 48,942 52,767 48,897