§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prisoners were held in each local prison on 1st June 1994; what is the certified normal accommodation of each establishment; and what was the overcrowding, in percentage terms, on 1st June 1994 for each establishment.
The Minister of State, Home Office (Earl Ferrers)Responsibility for the subject of this Question has been
Overcrowding in local prison establishments on 1 June 1994 Establishment Certifed normal accommodation Population Population as per cent. of certified normal accommodation Bedford 303 293 96.70 Belmarsh 793 686 86.51 Birmingham 538 738 137.17 Blakenhurst 649 617 95.07 Bristol 412 431 104.61 Brixton 483 600 124.22 Bullingdon 325 326 100.31 Camp Hill 12 19 158.33 Canterbury 184 270 146.74 Cardiff 253 317 125.30 Chelmsford 230 358 155.65 Dorchester 118 173 146.61 Durham 351 599 170.66 Elmley 472 465 98.52 Exeter 223 330 147.98 Gloucester 134 179 133.58 Haslar 131 129 98.47 Highdown 549 495 90.16 Holme House 494 439 88.87 Hull 328 419 127.74 Leeds 814 1,098 134. 89 Leicester 192 318 165.63 Lewes 282 324 114.89 Lincoln 444 609 137.16 Liverpool 931 1,226 131.69 Manchester 720 721 100.14 Norwich 268 336 125.37 Pentonville 559 696 123.97 Preston 382 465 121.73 Shrewsbury 168 276 164.29 Swansea 155 203 130.97 The Wolds 320 368 115.00 Wandsworth 821 866 105.48 Winchester 305 334 109.51 Woodhill 453 451 99.56 Wormwood Scrubs 472 714 151.27