HC Deb 13 April 1999 vol 329 cc206-7W
Sir Robert Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the prison population was(a) in each Prison Service establishment and (b) in total on the last date for which figures are available; and if he will list those establishments which were officially overcrowded. [79864]

Mr. McLeish

The information is correct as at Friday 2 April which is the last time statistics were formally gathered.

Population Percentage of design capacity
Barlinnie 1,233 130.75
Comton Vale 215 99.08
Dumfries 119 79.33
Dungavel 92 68.15
Greenock 254 109.01
Kilmarnock 69 13.80
Longriggend 172 97.73

Population Percentage of design capacity
Low Moss 363 91.67
NIC 52 96.30
Penninghame 90 91.84
Shotts 452 97.84
Shotts Units 9 75.00
Aberdeen 181 111.04
Castle Huntly 121 80.67
Edinburgh 748 117.43
Friaron 68 75.56
Glenochhi l421 84.88
Glenochil YOI 154 88.51
Inverness 115 107.48
Noranside 93 68.89
Perth4 68 107.34
Peterhead 297 100.68
peterhead Unit 7 70.00
Polmont 471 111.61
All Scotland Total 6,264