§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the total prison capacity in each of the next 10 years. [147359]
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Sentenced prisoners by length of sentence, nationality and gender—30 November 2003 Females Males Less than 12 months 12 months or more Less than 12 months 12 months or more Africa Algeria 0 0 16 37 Angola 2 1 5 22 Botswana 0 0 0 1 Burundi 1 0 0 1 Cameroon, United Republic 0 0 0 1 Central African Republic 0 0 1 4 Chad 0 0 0 1 Congo 1 0 8 23 Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 0 0 1 5
§ Paul GogginsThe information requested is provided in the following table.
Average useable operational capacity 2004 75,000 2005 77,100 2006 78,700 2007 78,700 2008 78,700 2009 78,700 2010 78,700 2011 78,700 2012 78,700 2013 78,700 The figures given in this table are the average useable operational capacity projected to 2006 and beyond. Useable operational capacity is the measure used for long-term estate planning purposes. It is the total number of prisoners that establishments can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by operational managers on the basis of their operational judgment and experience.
The maximum number of prisoners that the state could normally hold, as the average operational capacity, is up to 2,000 less than the total certified operational capacity. This is because of constraints imposed by the need to provide separate accommodation for different classes of prisoner i.e. by sex, age, security category and conviction status, single cell risk assessment and also due to geographical distribution.
Two new prisons will open at Ashford, in June 2004, and Peterborough, in March 2005, and funding has also been provided for around 3,000 additional public sector prison places to be built at existing prisons by 2006. This will increase the total useable capacity of the prison estate to around 78,700. There are no plans or funding at present to increase useable capacity beyond this figure.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are serving custodial sentences of(a) less than 12 months and (b)over 12 months, broken down by nationality and gender. [154179]
§ Paul Goggins[holding answer 10 February 2004]The number of prisoners serving custodial sentences in prisons in England and Wales on 30 November 2003, by nationality, gender and length of sentence, is shown in the table.
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Sentenced prisoners by length of sentence, nationality and gender—30 November 2003 Females Males Less than 12 months 12 months or more Less than 12 months 12 months or more Democratic Republic of Congo 0 0 4 18 Egypt 0 0 0 6 Ethiopia 0 0 5 6 French Guiana 0 0 0 2 Gambia 0 0 1 14 Ghana 4 8 8 72 Guinea 0 0 0 3 Guinea/Bissau 0 0 1 0 Kenya 0 2 3 31 Liberia 1 1 1 3 Libya 0 0 3 8 Malawi 0 1 2 3 Mali 0 0 0 1 Mauritania 0 0 0 1 Mauritius 0 0 1 6 Morocco 0 0 2 19 Mozambique 0 0 0 1 Namibia 0 0 0 1 Nigeria 6 47 21 164 Rwanda 0 0 0 5 Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 1 Senegal 0 0 0 2 Seychelles 0 0 1 1 Sierra Leone 1 1 1 23 Somalia 1 1 20 102 South Africa 1 15 6 77 Sudan 0 1 3 8 Tanzania 0 0 0 4 Togo 0 1 1 3 Tunisia 0 0 0 5 Uganda 0 0 6 29 Zambia 1 1 1 7 Zimbabwe 0 1 17 24 Asia Bangladesh 2 1 15 88 Bhutan 0 o 0 1 China 0 3 3 52 Hong Kong 0 0 4 3 India 1 7 17 118 Indonesia 0 0 0 4 Japan 0 0 0 1 Korea Republic of (South) 0 2 0 5 Lao People's Dem Republic 0 0 1 0 Malaysia 0 0 2 4 Mongolia 0 0 0 1 Nepal 0 0 1 0 Pakistan 0 5 24 233 Philippines 1 1 2 10 Singapore 0 1 0 1 Sri Lanka 0 1 11 34 Surinam 0 1 0 2 Thailand 0 3 0 1 Vietnam 1 4 3 21 Central/South America Argentina 1 0 0 5 Bolivia 0 0 0 4 Brazil 0 8 0 14 Chile 0 1 1 14 Colombia 0 4 1 76 Costa Rica 0 1 0 1 Ecuador 0 0 0 2 Guatemala 0 0 0 1 Mexico 0 1 0 5 Nicaragua 0 0 0 1 Panama 0 0 0 2 Peru 0 1 0 4 Venezuela 0 5 0 28 1510W1511W
Sentenced prisoners by length of sentence, nationality and gender—30 November 2003 Females Males Less than 12 months 12 months or more Less than 12 months 12 months or more Europe Albania 0 0 12 24 Armenia 0 0 0 3 Austria 0 1 1 1 Belgium 0 2 5 19 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 0 0 4 Bulgaria 0 1 2 1 Croatia 0 0 0 2 Cyprus 0 0 1 49 Czech Republic 1 0 2 9 Denmark 0 2 0 7 Estonia 0 0 2 1 Finland 0 0 0 1 France 0 11 7 54 Germany 0 15 3 61 Gibraltar 0 0 0 2 Greece 0 3 1 17 Hungary 0 0 0 11 Irish Republic 3 20 63 430 Italy 0 5 10 71 Latvia 0 t 2 5 Lithuania 0 1 4 16 Malta 0 1 2 10 Moldova 1 0 7 6 Netherlands 2 26 3 155 Norway 0 0 0 2 Poland 1 4 3 24 Portugal 0 8 18 55 Romania 0 7 12 22 Russian Federation 1 0 8 20 Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 10 45 Slovakia 0 0 1 3 Slovenia 0 0 0 3 Spain 0 15 4 56 Sweden 0 1 1 1 Switzerland 1 3 0 4 Turkey 2 0 12 143 Turkmenistan 0 0 1 0 United Kingdom 585 2,142 6,940 43,761 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 0 Middle East Afghanistan 0 0 8 19 Bahrain 0 0 0 1 Iran 2 0 10 37 Iraq 0 0 15 57 Israel 0 1 1 7 Jordan 0 0 0 3 Kuwait 0 0 1 0 Lebanon 0 1 1 10 Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 6 Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 2 2 United Arab Emirates 0 1 0 5 Yemen 0 0 0 4 North America Canada 0 3 4 17 United States of America 2 18 3 49 Oceania Australia 1 2 4 18 French Southern Territories 0 0 0 2 Kiribati 0 0 0 1 New Zealand 0 2 0 6 Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 1
Sentenced prisoners by length of sentence, nationality and gender—30 November 2003 Females Males Less than 12 months 12 months or more Less than 12 months 12 months or more West Indies Anguilla 0 0 0 1 Aruba 0 0 0 1 Bahamas 0 0 0 3 Barbados 0 2 0 21 Bermuda 0 0 0 1 Cuba 0 0 0 2 Dominica 0 0 2 4 Dominican Republic 0 1 1 7 Grenada 0 1 2 9 Guyana 0 3 2 11 Haiti 0 o 0 1 Jamaica 3 298 38 1,723 Montserrat 0 2 0 8 Netherlands Antilles 0 3 0 7 St. Christopher and Nevis 0 1 0 0 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 2 0 3 St. Lucia 0 0 1 14 St. Vincent and The Grenadines 0 0 1 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0 25 2 56 Virgin Islands 0 0 0 1 Not recorded 0 12 50 209