§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the(a) certified normal accommodation, (b) operational activity and (c) actual population at each prison in England and Wales at the latest available date.
§ 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 26 May 1994:
277WThe Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about Prison Service accommodation and population.The attached table shows the certified normal accommodation (CNA), operational capacity and actual population in each establishment in England and Wales on 24 May 1994. A copy of the table has been placed in the House of Commons Library.278W279W
Establishment Certified normal accommodation in use Operational capacity Population Guys Marsh 240 180 182 Hollesley Bay 365 365 316 Haslar 131 131 130 Hatfield 180 180 155 Haverigg 381 381 351 Hewell Grange 156 174 161 Highdown 549 549 519 Highpoint 679 679 589 Hindley 280 319 292 Holloway 517 532 489 Holme House 649 649 617 Hull 328 430 428 Huntercombe 226 225 201 Kingston 154 154 137 Kirkham 644 620 598 Kirklevington 74 74 72 Lancaster farms 364 364 359 Lancaster 260 246 259 Latchmere House 145 145 140 Leeds 814 1,168 1,093 Leicester 192 348 341 Lewes 282 377 319 Leyhill 410 410 392 Lincoln 444 628 617 Lindholme 567 567 533 Littlehey 593 583 547 Liverpool 931 1,267 1,228 Long Lartin 362 362 347 Low Newton 198 343 252 Maidstone 485 485 463 Manchester 620 632 682 Moorland 635 635 640 Morton Hall 168 168 169 New Hall 169 169 175 North Sea Camp 201 201 203 Northallerton 150 219 119 Norwich 327 476 405 Nottingham 222 222 209 Onley 540 540 469 Oxford 107 120 27 Parkhurst 286 258 235 Pentonville 559 765 713 Portland 420 420 347 Preston 382 545 498 Pucklechurch 56 81 58 Ranby 347 347 338 Reading 182 205 150 Risley 751 716 702 Rochester 294 330 220 Rudgate 287 300 269 Send 113 113 106 Shepton Mallet 158 211 173 Shrewsbury 168 307 279 Spring Hill 210 210 205 Stafford 362 534 521 Standford Hill 384 384 345 Stocken 396 396 391 Stoke Heath 300 300 281 Styal 180 209 223 Sudbury 413 348 341 Sudbury Foston 96 96 92 Swaleside 512 512 503 Swansea 155 220 227 Swinfen Hall 182 182 181 Thorn Cross 209 209 195 The Mount 484 484 494 The Verne 552 538 529 The Wolds 320 368 371 Thorp Arch 166 166 165 Usk 241 241 217 Wormwood Scrubs 714 1,050 910 Wakefield 718 718 686 Wandsworth 821 1,033 866 Wayland 580 580 542 Wellingborough 344 314 306 Werrington 110 110 105
Establishment Certified normal accommodation in use Operational capacity Population Wetherby 196 196 150 Whatton 216 216 211 Whitemoor 534 524 476 Winchester 368 492 391 Woodhill 566 566 509 Wymott 432 384 327 Total 47,979 52,443 48,586