§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many inmates were held in each local prison on 1 July 1995; what was the Certified Normal Accommodation of each establishment; and what was the percentage of overcrowding.
§ Baroness BlatchResponsibility 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 to Lord Harris of Greenwich from the Director General of the Prison Service, Mr Derek Lewis, dated 11/7/95.
Lady Blatch has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners held in each local prison on 1 July, the certified normal accommodation of each establishment, and the percentage overcrowding on that date.
The information requested is given in the attached table.
Population, Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) available for use and percentage overcrowding in local prisons in England and Wales on 1 July 1995 Local Establishment CNA available for use Population Percentage overcrowding Bedford 303 303 — Belmarsh 613 567 — Birmingham 626 792 27 Blakenhurst 649 641 — Bristol 445 461 4 Brixton 484 595 23 Bullingdon 334 324 — Camp Hill 12 14 17 Canterbury 184 249 35 Cardiff 326 424 30 Chelmsford 251 376 50 Doncaster 771 734 — Dorchester 127 182 43 Durham 400 614 54 Elmley 482 456 — Exeter 199 303 52 Gloucester 121 163 35 Haslar 164 150 — High Down 629 624 — Holme House 494 465 — Hull 328 353 8 Leeds 828 1,048 27 Leicester 204 350 72 Lewes 312 295 — Lincoln 450 603 34 Liverpool 1,090 1,273 17 Manchester 830 938 13 Norwich 274 283 3 Pentonville 725 820 13 Preston 342 456 33 Rochester 115 174 51 Shrewsbury 176 294 67 Swansea 151 213 41 The Wolds 320 301 — Wandsworth 674 853 27 Winchester 347 423 22 Woodhill 453 452 — Wormwood Scrubs 472 556 18 Total 15,636 18,122 16