HC Deb 28 October 2002 vol 391 c619W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many cells there are in Chelmsford Prison; how many are(a) single occupancy cells and (b) two person occupancy cells; how many prisoners are currently occupying single cells on their own; and how many are sharing a single cell with (i) one and (ii) two or more persons; [75569]

(2) what the maximum number of places for prisoners in Chelmsford Prison is; how many prisoners there are in Chelmsford Prison; and if he will make a statement. [75568]

Hilary Benn

[holding answer 22 October 2002]The operational capacity of Chelmsford prison is 576. The number of prisoners held there on 18 October 2002 was 576.

There are 430 cells at Chelmsford prison of which 419 are certified single cells, 10 are double cells and one is a triple cell. 285 of the certified single cells have single occupancy and the remaining 134 are doubled. There are currently no cells at Chelmsford which hold three prisoners.