HC Deb 29 March 1995 vol 257 cc666-7W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisons are currently assessed to be overcrowded; and if he will list them, indicating the number of places by which they exceed their quota. [16688]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 28 March 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 29 March 1995: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how many prisons are currently assessed to be overcrowded. The attached table, which will be placed in the Library of the House, lists the 50 prisons in which, on 28 February, the number of prisoners exceeded the Certified Normal Accommodation in use and by how much.

CNA in use Population Number of prisoners in excess of CNA in use
Birmingham 567 821 254
Blakenhurst 649 652 3
Bristol 464 470 6
Brixton 484 639 155
Brockhill 111 130 19
Camp Hill 378 403 25
Canterbury 184 267 83
Cardiff 321 441 120
Channings Wood 482 569 87
Chelmsford 251 403 152
Cookham Wood 120 139 19
Dartmoor 538 560 22
Doncaster 771 780 9
Dorchester 147 205 58
Durham 448 643 195
Exeter 260 385 125
Feltham 844 854 10
Gartree 277 280 3
Glen Parva 767 771 4
Gloucester 202 265 63
Grendon 190 199 9
Holloway 517 526 9
Hull 328 404 76
Leeds 814 1,066 252
Leicester 192 352 160
Lewes 312 318 6
Lincoln 444 625 181
Lindholme 567 583 16
Liverpool 973 1,274 301
Low Newton 198 245 47
Manchester 830 899 69
New Hall 169 200 31
North Sea Camp 201 205 4
Northallerton 150 194 44
Norwich 333 348 15
Pentonville 559 731 172
Preston 342 488 146
Pucklechurch 56 69 13
Reading 182 185 3
Rochester 294 301 7
Send 113 124 11
Shepton Mallet 158 192 34
Shrewsbury 168 281 113

CNA in use Population Number of prisoners in excess of CNA in use
Stafford 358 517 159
Swansea 151 229 78
Swinfen Hall 182 183 1
The Wolds 320 330 10
Wormwood Scrubs 714 822 108
Wandsworth 922 968 46
Winchester 261 364 103

Note:

CNA in use does not include those places which are not available for immediate use, for example: damaged cells, cells affected by building works and cells not being used because of a shortage of staff resources.