§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the inmate population of each local prison in England and Wales on 15 July 1997; and what was the percentage by which the number held in custody exceeded the certified normal population.
§ Lord Williams of MostynInformation detailing the recorded prison population and certified normal accommodation for each local prison in England and Wales on 15 July 1997 is given in the attached table. A comparison of the two figures expressed as a percentage is also listed.
Prison population and certified normal accommodation for local prisons as at 15 July 1997. Name In use CNA1 Op Cap2 Population Population/In use CNA (per cent.) Canterbury 158 270 292 185 Shrewsbury 176 323 320 182 Exeter 267 473 472 177 Leicester 209 348 353 169 Preston 414 688 687 166 Dorchester 147 238 239 163 Lincoln 434 650 649 150 Birmingham 719 1,043 1,057 147 Durham 651 917 908 139 Cardiff 531 716 723 136 Winchester 463 612 622 134 Swansea 260 350 348 134 Doncaster 771 1,011 1,031 134 Brixton 483 645 636 132 Norwich 570 744 745 131 Gloucester 219 290 285 130 Pentonville 726 929 930 128 Manchester 852 1,051 1,064 125 Bristol 487 589 583 120 Liverpool 1,216 1,452 1,425 117 Blakenhurst 647 750 752 116 Bedford 347 400 398 115 Leeds 800 906 906 113 Camp Hill 470 531 532 113 Woodhill 616 685 685 111 Wormwood Scrubs 1,171 1,362 1,301 111 Highdown 649 714 718 111 Wolds 360 400 398 111 Elmley 760 835 838 110 Bullingdon 644 704 700 109 Wandsworth 811 880 877 108 Belmarsh 822 896 881 107 Chelmsford 448 497 472 105 Lewes 485 496 503 104 Hull 519 530 522 101 Holme House 871 871 872 100 Rochester 433 444 399 92 Haslar 158 158 124 78 1 CNA = Certified normal accommodation. 2 Op Cap = Operational capacity.