§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the inmate population of each local prison on 17 May 1995; and for each such prison, what was its certified normal accommodation and the percentage of overcrowding on that date.
§ 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 25 May 1995:
Lady Blatch has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the population of each local prison on 17 May 1995, the certified normal accommodation of each such prison and the percentage overcrowding on that date.
72WAThe 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 17 May 1995 CNA Available Percentage Overcrowding (%) Establishment for Use Population Bedford 303 293 — Belmarsh 744 581 — Birmingham 547 794 45 Blakenhurst 649 639 — Bristol 474 474 — Brixton 484 594 23 Bullingdon 334 319 — Camp Hill 12 16 33 Canterbury 184 267 45 Cardiff 321 432 35 Chelmsford 251 387 54 Doncaster 771 756 — Dorchester 127 162 28 Durham 400 615 54 Elmley 482 422 — Exeter 216 296 37 Gloucester 121 152 26 Haslar 164 132 — Highdown 629 627 — Holme House 494 462 — Hull 328 369 13 Leeds 828 1,034 25 Leicester 192 321 67 Lewes 312 305 — Lincoln 444 610 37 Liverpool 1,090 1,319 21 Manchester 830 925 11 Norwich 257 239 — Pentonville 559 746 33 Preston 342 468 37 Rochester 115 74 — Shrewsbury 176 267 52 Swansea 151 207 37 The Wolds 320 331 3 Wormwood Scrubs 472 778 65 Wandsworth 674 850 26 Winchester 261 444 70 Woodhill 453 449 — Totals 15,511 18,156 17