HC Deb 06 April 2001 vol 366 cc361-2W
Miss Widdecombe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Prison Service establishments are over their certified normal accommodation levels; and if he will make a statement. [157170]

Mr. Boateng

At the end of February 2001, there were 53 establishments in which the population exceeded in use certified normal accommodation. The prisons concerned are listed in the table.

Prison name In use CNA Population
Altcourse 614 799
Aylesbury 348 353
Bedford 352 368
Belmarsh 843 850
Birmingham 710 925
Blakenhurst 647 846
Bristol 314 545
Brixton 651 755
Buckley Hall 350 360
Bullingdon 767 836
Canterbury 196 254
Cardiff 403 544
Cookham Wood 120 147
Doncaster 771 1,091
Dorchester 172 219
Downview 322 330
Durham 670 703
Eastwood Park 295 302
Elmley 763 864
Everthorpe 438 456
Exeter 315 385
Glen Parva 664 712
Gloucester 236 277
Guys Marsh 487 509

Prison name In use CNA Population
High Down 649 702
Holloway 477 488
Leeds 770 1,236
Leicester 219 358
Lincoln 360 491
Littlehey 624 626
Liverpool 1,216 1,228
Low Newton 215 234
Manchester 953 1,076
Moorland 740 764
Mount 705 732
New Hall 327 365
Northallerton 135 197
Norwich 561 669
Parc 844 929
Pentonville 897 1,098
Preston 301 556
Ranby 725 741
Shepton Mallet 99 110
Shrewsbury 185 319
Stocken 556 573
Styal 412 428
Usk 251 321
Verne 552 562
Wandsworth 1,128 1,302
Wayland 620 625
Winchester 455 564
Wolds 360 378
Wormwood Scrubs 812 856