§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are currently held(a) three to a one-person cell and (b) two to a one person cell; and what these figures were for each of the past 10 years. [26150]
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 6 June 1995]: Responsibility 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 Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 7 June 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners currently sharing two and three to a cell and the figures for each of the last ten years.At the end of May 1995 there were 8,362 prisoners in England and Wales sharing two to a cell designed for one. There were no prisoners sharing three to a cell designed for one.Information for previous years is only available from 1987 and is given in the attached table.
Number of prisoners sharing two and three to a cell, 1987–94 Number of prisoners sharing two to a cell Number of prisoners sharing three to a cell May 1987 13,634 4,878 May 1988 12,230 4,893 May 1989 12,156 4,446 May 1990 10,100 3,261 May 1991 10,686 2,007 May 1992 9,392 1,038 May 1993 7,412 126 May 1994 8,106 — 178W
Probation service 1994–95 budget(cash terms)(£) 1995–96 budget(cash terms)1 (£) 1995–96 budget(real terms)2 (£) Change from 1994–95 to 1995–96 in cash terms(£) Change from 1994–95 to 1995–96 in percentage terms Avon 6,363,247 6,391,504 6,190,319 28,257 0.4 Bedfordshire 3,561,153 3,520,072 3,409,271 (41,081) -1.2 Berkshire 5,598,357 5,537,701 5,363,391 (60,656) -1.1 Buckinghamshire 4,123,056 4,032,524 3,905,592 (90,532) -2.2 Cambridgeshire 3,985,020 3,957,128 3,832,569 (27,892) -0.7 Cheshire 5,814,495 5,817,204 5,634,096 2,709 0
§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are currently held in(a) England and Wales and (b) London; and how many of them are in each security category. [26156]
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 6 June 1995]: Responsibility 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 Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 7 June 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners currently held in (a) England and Wales and (b) London; and how many of them are in each security category.The information requested is given in the attached tables.
1. Number of prisoners held in England and Wales and London on 26 May 1995 England and Wales Greater London Prison service establishments Police cells Prison service establishments Police cells Total 44,564 126 6,238 — 50,928
2. Number of Prisoners Held in England and Wales and London (Greater London) on 26 May 1995 Security Category England and Wales Greater London Totals Category A 655 91 746 Category B 6,464 379 6,843 Category C 15,428 1,342 16,770 Category D 3,694 250 3,944 Uncategorised or Awaiting Categorisation 18,449 4,176 22,625 1. Female prisoners and young offenders are given only a security category when category A is applicable.
2. Unless category A is applicable, adult male prisoners are not given a security category until after conviction and sentence.
3. Greater London comprises the London boroughs and the City of London.