HC Deb 10 June 2003 vol 406 cc814-5W
David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the population of each prison in Haltemprice and Howden was in the last quarter for which figures are available; and what the figures were for the preceding four quarters. [116733]

Paul Goggins

There are two prisons in the hon. Member's constituency, Everthorpe and Wolds. The population data for each of the two prisons for the most recent and the preceding four quarters is given in the following table.

31 March 2002 30 June 2002 30 September 2002 31 December 2002 31 March 2003
Everthorpe 385 374 374 365 375
Wolds 405 409 403 3111 348
1 Decrease in population at Wolds because of change of use from local prison to category C training prison.