HC Deb 10 January 2002 vol 377 c1025W
Norman Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the prison population at HMP Lewes in each month since January 2001; and what the(a) recommended and(b) absolute capacity of the prison is. [25378]

Beverley Hughes

[holding answer 9 January 2002]: The uncrowded capacity (Certified Normal Accommodation) of Lewes prison is 485 and the operational capacity is 496. The table provides the population figures during 2001.

Month1 Population
January 2001 411
February 2001 414
March 2001 445
April 2001 446
May 2001 435
June 2001 443
July 2001 471
August 2001 478
September 2001 471
October 2001 468
November 2001 467
December 2001 2458
1 Figures relate to the last day of the month
2 Provisional data