HL Deb 16 March 2001 vol 623 c115WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 5 March (WA 8), how they define prison overcrowding in England and Wales. [HL1112]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

The Prison Service defines prison overcrowding as the number of prisoners held in excess of the in use Certified Normal Accommodation.