§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the occupancy level and age profile of prisoners within Lewes prison. [13784]
§ Ms QuinLewes prison has a Certified Normal Accommodation of 485 and an Operational Capacity of 496. On 31 October 1997 the prison held 487 inmates. An age breakdown for all prisoners held in the prison on 30 September is given in the table.
Population in Lewes prison on 30 September 1997, by age1 Age Number 15–17 25 18-20 382 21-24 98 25-29 93 30-39 120 40-49 63 50-59 25 60 and over 3 Total 489 1 Provisional figures. 2 All on remand. 3 43 on remand.