§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the population of(a) open and (b) other prisons in the United Kingdom. [142103]
§ Mr. BoatengOn 31 October 2000, the population of open prisons in England and Wales was provisionally 3,943, and the population for other prisons in England and Wales was 60,275.
Information relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for Ministers in the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.
§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list in respect of each prison establishment at the latest date for which figures are available, the figures for(a) certified normal accommodation, (b) total accommodation and (c) the number of inmates. [142458]
§ Mr. BoatengThe latest data available are for Friday 8 December 2000. The information requested is set out in the table.
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Prison CNA1 Operational capacity Population Acklington 782 782 735 Albany 446 446 439 Altcourse 614 900 810 Ashfield 400 400 369
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Prison CNA1 Operational capacity Population Ashwell 484 494 386 Askham Grange 132 132 125 Aylesbury 348 352 348 Bedford 352 400 369 Belmarsh 843 869 768 Birmingham 717 1,079 1,001 Blakenhurst 647 850 842 Blantyre House 120 120 106 Blundeston 424 424 403 Brinsford 477 493 473 Bristol 314 432 400 Brixton 692 827 770 Brockhill 166 166 152 Buckley Hall 350 390 357 Bullingdon 767 891 802 Bullwood Hall 180 180 165 Camphill 481 545 491 Canterbury 196 300 259 Cardiff 403 657 504 Castington 400 406 221 Channings Wood 594 615 586 Chelmsford 450 501 397 Coldingley 370 370 333 Cookham Wood 120 150 150 Dartmoor 691 712 664 Deerbolt 484 488 436 Doncaster 771 1,111 1,088 Dorchester 172 272 224 Dover 316 316 285 Downview 322 338 335 Drake Hall 267 267 163 Durham 670 961 789 East Sutton Park 94 100 84 Eastwood Park 295 328 298 Elmley 763 950 891 Erlestoke 326 326 308 Everthorpe 438 470 452 Exeter 315 515 395 Featherstone 597 597 591 Feltham 696 729 660 Ford 501 501 347 Forest Bank 800 800 717 Foston 174 182 164 Frankland 545 557 520 Full Sutton 595 607 581 Garth 633 653 632 Gartree 366 366 322 Glen Parva 678 852 675 Gloucester 235 329 289 Grendon 207 201 193 Guys Marsh 487 524 501 Haslar 160 160 155 Hatfield 180 180 165 Haverigg 554 554 451 Hewell Grange 193 193 181 Highdown 649 714 654 Highpoint 810 812 756 Hindley 519 558 428 Hollesley Bay 352 358 300 Holloway 477 492 461 Holme House 971 971 772 Hull 617 635 520 Huntercombe 360 368 336 Kingston 193 193 182 Kirkham 600 600 471 Kirklevington 183 183 167 Lancaster 139 180 156 Lancaster Farms 496 536 498 Latchmere House 193 193 180 Leeds 770 1,254 1,198 Leicester 219 361 347 Lewes 485 496 432 Leyhill 410 422 350
Prison CNA1 Operational capacity Population Lincoln 360 520 432 Lindholme 613 613 597 Littlehey 624 648 615 Liverpool 1,216 1,510 1,210 Long Lartin 472 472 461 Low Newton 215 245 219 Lowdham Grange 504 524 498 Maidstone 549 576 535 Manchester 953 1,163 1,031 Moorland 740 779 754 Morton Hall2 208 208 0 Mount 705 745 737 New Hall 327 385 368 North Sea Camp 208 208 195 Northallerton 135 264 213 Norwich 545 744 641 Nottingham 519 523 464 Onley 640 640 582 Parc 800 920 878 Parkhurst 482 522 457 Pentonville 897 1,175 1,105 Portland 512 572 500 Prescoed 120 128 103 Preston 301 570 545 Ranby 725 779 748 Reading 204 247 225 Risley 793 837 792 Rochester 433 444 375 Send 220 220 217 Shepton Mallet 99 152 121 Shrewsbury 185 342 318 Spring Hill 256 256 249 Stafford 627 627 617 Standford Hill 384 384 322 Stocken 556 582 567 Stoke Heath 610 610 482 Styal 412 455 422 Sudbury 511 519 493 Swaleside 752 782 729 Swansea 251 346 267 Swinfen Hall 320 320 309 Thorn Cross 316 316 212 Usk 131 220 218 Verne 552 577 570 Wakefield 567 586 567 Wandsworth 1,128 1,371 1,251 Wayland 620 648 621 Wealstun 632 632 623 Weare 400 400 370 Wellingborough 518 518 501 Wellington 106 106 106 Wetherby 360 360 273 Whatton 264 264 256 Whitemoor 532 532 443 Winchester 456 638 518 Wolds 360 405 387 Woodhill 657 735 627 Wormwood Scrubs 812 847 798 Wymott 809 805 784 1 In Use Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) excludes places taken out of use for refurbishment 2 Morton Hall prison is being re-roled to a female prison
§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners, expressed as a percentage of the average prison pop, are held two to a cell designed for one; and what was the average rate of such doubling over the period since 1 April. [142443]
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§ Mr. BoatengThe number of prisoners held two to a cell designed for one, expressed as a proportion of the average population for the financial year to October 2000 was 17.4 per cent. This figure is provisional and subject to validation.