§ Mr. VazTo as the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners there are currently in each prison in the United Kingdom, indicating in each case the maximum number of inmates the prison are designed to hold. [1464]
§ Ms Joyce QuinThe table lists all the prisons in England and Wales, their operational capacities and population figures for 22 May 1997.
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Table 1: Operational capacity1 and population figures1 Prison Operational capacity Population Acklington 662 649 Albany 436 427 Aldington 145 145 Ashwell 454 454 Askham Grange 132 127 Aylesbury 328 314 Bedford 376 364 Belmarsh 901 874 Birmingham 1,043 1,034 Blakenhurst 750 737 Blantyre House 120 120 Blundeston 408 401 Brinsford 509 517 Bristol 587 576 Brixton 645 625 Brockhill 159 154 Buckley Hall 350 348 Bullingdon 704 697 Bullwood Hall 126 127 Camp Hill 531 513 Canterbury 300 305 Cardiff 716 718 Castington 300 301 Channings Wood 615 603 Chelmsford 497 461 Colchester 38 29 Coldingley 296 295 3W
Table 1: Operational capacity1 and population figures2 Prison Operational capacity Population Cookham Wood 150 149 Dartmoor 606 592 Deerbolt 466 436 Doncaster 1,011 1,018 Dorchester 238 239 Dover 316 310 Downview 333 330 Drake Hall 285 274 Durham 917 921 East Sutton Park 100 94 Eastwood Park 138 128 Elmley 715 712 Erlestoke 310 307 Everthorpe 465 461 Exeter 473 472 Featherstone 599 596 Feltham 922 912 Ford 486 467 Frankland 447 448 Full Sutton 386 391 Garth 533 528 Gartree 364 364 Glen Parva 882 872 Gloucester 290 282 Grendon 235 213 Guys Marsh 315 313 Haslar 158 110 Hatfield 180 170 Haverigg 555 551 Hewell Grange 202 193 High Down 714 708 Highpoint 703 698 Hindley 551 543 Hollesley Bay 470 402 Holloway 532 523 Holme House 871 827 Hull 530 524 Huntercombe 266 259 Kingston 129 111 Kirkham 702 695 Kirklevington 180 161 Lancaster 218 209 Lancaster Farms 536 515 Latchmere House 187 174 Leeds 906 913 Leicester 348 358 Lewes 496 491 Leyhill 422 416 Lincoln 650 638 Lindholme 696 691 Littlehey 648 640 Liverpool 1,452 1,453 Long Lartin 379 390 Low Newton 299 302 Maidstone 570 564 Manchester 1,124 1,051 Moorland 665 666 Morton Hall 192 189 Mount 628 620 New Hall 226 237 North Sea Camp 213 206 Northallerton 298 296 Norwich 744 719 Nottingham 384 263 Onley 520 515 Parkhurst 313 324 Pentonville 929 904 Portland 536 528 Prescoed 128 93
Table 1: Operational capacity1 and population figures2 Prison Operational capacity Population Preston 640 625 Ranby 538 533 Reading 245 234 Risley 868 834 Rochester 435 388 Send 231 171 Shepton Mallett 220 216 Shrewsbury 323 323 Spring Hill 210 204 Stafford 627 624 Standford Hill 384 382 Stocken 462 460 Stoke Heath 322 314 Styal 262 259 Sudbury 511 498 Swaleside 542 541 Swansea 350 344 Swinfen Hall 202 203 Thorn Cross 316 255 Usk 187 181 Verne 577 572 Wakefield 613 601 Wandsworth 876 870 Wayland 652 647 Wealstun 591 575 Wellingborough 322 321 Werrington 121 122 Wetherby 120 120 Whatton 226 224 Whitemoor 530 509 Winchester 612 620 Wolde 400 396 Woodhill 685 671 Wormwood Scrubs 1,362 1,293 Wymott 805 798 1 The prison population includes inmates on authorised absence. 2 Operational capacity is defined as the total number of prisoners which an establishment can hold without serious risk to good order, security and the proper running of the planned regime.