§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the maximum inmate population of Doncaster prison; and how many(a) sentenced and (b) remand prisoners under 18 years of age were held there in each month of 1995. [5517]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 14 December 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about what was the maximum inmate population of Doncaster prison; and how many (a) sentenced and (b) remand prisoners under 18 years of age were held there in each month of 1995.The maximum inmate population (operational capacity) of Doncaster prison is currently 850 prisoners.The other information requested is given in the attached table. Records are only available from April 1995.
Sentenced and remand prisoners under the age of eighteen held at Doncaster since April 1995 Date Remand Sentenced Total April 1995 54 3 57 May 64 3 67 June 58 1 59 July 67 1 68 August 94 1 95 September 78 3 81 October 89 4 93 November 55 3 58