§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the average percentage overcrowding in each local prison and remand centre in England and Wales since 1 April 1994 on the basis of the methodology as applied within section B performance statistics of the Prison Service annual report and accounts for 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994.
§ 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. George Howarth, dated 17 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the average percentage overcrowding in each local prison and remand centre in England and Wales since 1st April 1994. The statistics have been calculated using the methodology applied within Section B performance statistics of the Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts for 1st April 1993 to 31st March 1994.The information requested is given in the attached table, a copy of which has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
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Average Percentage Overcrowding in each Local Prison and Remand Centre in England and Wales over the Period 1 April 1994 to 17 February 1995 Local Prisons Per cent. Bedford 7 Belmarsh — Birmingham 40 Blakenhurst — Bristol 6 Brixton 24 Bullingdon 6 Canterbury 41 Cardiff 30 Chelmsford 54 Doncaster — Dorchester 45 Durham 59 Elmley — Exeter 52 Gloucester 32 Highdown —
Average Percentage Overcrowding in each Local Prison and Remand Centre in England and Wales over the Period 1 April 1994 to 17 February 1995 Local Prisons Per cent. Holme House — Hull 25 Leeds 28 Leicester 76 Lewes 16 Lincoln 38 Liverpool 25 Manchester 13 Norwich 14 Pentonville 29 Preston 35 Shrewsbury 64 Swansea 29 Wandsworth 3 Winchester 18 Wolds — Woodhill 1 Wormwood Scrubs 29 Remand Centres Brinsford 11 Cardiff 23 Doncaster — Dorchester 46 Exter 14 Feltham — Glen Parva 44 Gloucester — Hindley — Lancaster Farms — Low Newton 19 Northallerton 12 Norwich — Reading — Rochester — Stoke Heath — Swansea — Woodhill 12