§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the cost of a week in(a) Her Majesty's prison Holloway and (b) a bail hostel.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe net operating cost per place per week at Her Majesty's prison Holloway in the financial year 1993–94 was £554. The average cost of a place in a bail hostel in that year was £221 per week.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) convicted and (b) remand prisoners there were in Her Majesty's prison Holloway in each of the past 24 months.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 Derek Lewis to Mr. Peter Bottomley, dated 2 November 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many (a) convicted and (b) remand prisoners there were in HMP Holloway in each of the past 24 months.The information requested is given in the attached table.
Population on last day of each month at Her Majesty's Prison Holloway, August 1992—august 19941 Last Day of Each Month Untried Convicted2 Total 1992 August 160 333 493 September 156 322 478 October 145 288 433 November 134 327 461 December 111 302 413 1993 January 120 271 391 February 124 287 411 March 126 291 417 April 127 287 414 May 134 301 435 June 150 296 446 July 160 297 457 August 161 292 453 September 167 283 450 October 186 270 456 November 183 265 448 December 155 260 415 1994 January 167 279 446 February 192 262 454 March 188 304 492 April 163 272 435 May 153 310 463 June 183 280 463 July 197 286 483 August 193 297 490 1 Excludes non-criminal prisoners. 2 Includes remand convicted unsentenced and sentenced prisoners.