§ Jackie BallardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places have been made available in each new prison opened since 1990. [106139]
§ Mr. BoatengSince 1990, 20 new prisons have opened. These are listed in the table along with the calendar year of opening and the number of prisoner places available on 17 December 1999, the latest date for which official figures are available. The figure for Forest Bank, which opened last week, is provisional.
Prison Year opened Prisoner places Belmarsh 1991 869 Moorland 1991 779 Whitemoor 1991 408 Brinsford 1991 509 Elmley 1992 950 Bullingdon 1992 891 Wolds 1992 405 Holme House 1992 971 Woodhill 1992 781 High Down 1992 714 Lancaster Farms 1993 536 Blakenhurst 1993 850 Doncaster 1994 1,111 Buckley Hall 1994 390 Weare 1997 400 Parc 1997 920 Altcourse 1997 860 Lowdham Grange 1998 524 Ashfield 1999 400 Forest Bank 2000 800