§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total prison capacity has been in each year since 1997. [147356]
§ Paul GogginsThe annual average usable operational capacity for prisons in England and Wales from 1997 to 2003 is given in the following table.
Useable operational capability 1997 61,900 1998 67,800 1999 68,100 2000 69,000 2001 69,400 2002 71,500 2003 74,300
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners in prisons in each of the next 10 years. [147358]
§ Paul GogginsThe most recent projections of the prison population are presented in the Home Office Prison Population Brief, England and Wales, April 2003 981W (issued September 2003). These present the four scenarios A, B, C, D for the short-term projection (up to March 2005) and the two central scenarios B and C for the long-term projection (up to 2009). There are no higher (A) and lower (D) scenarios for these long-term projections.
The projections are as follows:
Long Term (as at end of June) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Scenario B 73,900 77,000 2,900 88,000 89,500 91,100 92,400 Scenario C 73,700 76,200 81,500 87,200 88,700 90,300 91,600 Future prison population projections will take into consideration the impact of the implementation of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and proposals included in the "Reducing Crime—Changing Lives" report.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the new remand unit at Winchester will he ready to receive the first prisoners. [147372]
§ Paul GogginsThe construction of the new remand unit at HMP Winchester is complete, and it is expected to receive its first prisoners in April 2004. This is subject to the installation of ancillary provisions such as new fences, reception, and gate entry systems.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young offenders have been sent to Holloway prison in each year since 1997. [147373]
§ Paul GogginsThe number of young people held in Holloway prison at the end of June of each year from 1997 to 2003 is given in the table below. Young people are defined as those aged under 21, but may include some 21 year olds who were under 21 at conviction but have not been reclassified as part of the adult population.
Year 1997 67 1998 57 1999 82 2000 85 2001 51 2002 70 2003 59
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what budget has been allocated to Holloway prison for young offenders in each year since 1997. [147374]
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Officer numbers by establishment and gender 31 March 1998 to 31 December 2003 31-03-98 30-11-98 31-12-99 31-12-2000 Establishment Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Acklington 203 9 178 3 211 9 205 9 Aldington 42 3 39 3 — — — — Albany 156 7 161 7 150 6 144 4 Ashwell 103 15 101 10 101 16 96 14 Askham Grange 7 23 80 20 8 21 8 21
Short term End of March 2004 End of March 2005 Scenario A 75,900 82,300 Scenario B 75,600 81,700 Scenario C 74,700 81,100 Scenario D 74,500 80,600
§ Paul GogginsThere are no specific budget allocations made by the Prison Service to cover young offenders (aged 18-21) held at establishments including Holloway prison. The total budget issued to each prison covers all inmates and makes no distinction between adults and young offenders. The juvenile estate (prisoners aged under 18) receives separately identified and monitored budgets from the Youth Justice Board.
However, it is acknowledged that there are additional funding requirements relating to young offenders because of physical security considerations and educational needs. It is the responsibility of the Governor of each establishment and the Area Manager to determine how these requirements are met out of the total budget available.
The Prison Service's Annual Report and Accounts for 2002/03, printed on 15 July 2003, contains details of the costs of all prison establishments including those holding young offenders.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officers were serving at each(a) prison and (b) remand centre, disaggregated by sex, in each year since 1997. [147375]
§ Paul GogginsThe information available is contained in the following tables. The figures include prison officers, senior officers and principal officers. Information on officer numbers broken down by gender and location is not available prior to March 1998.
In those establishments which hold both remand and convicted prisoners, it is not possible to disaggregate the staffing numbers attached to each. The data represents a snapshot staffing level on the date of data capture. It does not take account of new staff who were in the recruitment process at that time. Staffing levels in prison establishments can be affected by a number of factors, including, for example, prisoner numbers, the opening of new accommodation, the temporary closure of accommodation for refurbishment, change to role and function, and changes to working practices.
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Officer numbers by establishment and gender 31 March 1998 to 31 December 2003 31-03-98 30-11-98 31-12-99 31-12-2000 Establishment Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Aylesbury 174 18 148 14 160 22 144 28 Bedford 158 14 162 8 145 18 147 17 Belmarsh 475 77 464 66 456 86 433 94 Birmingham 310 28 319 28 318 33 300 29 Blakenhurst — — — — — — — — Blantyre House 30 3 31 3 33 2 30 3 Blundeston 156 8 157 7 151 8 156 8 Brinsford 154 37 160 37 171 41 178 39 Bristol 298 27 298 24 281 28 270 33 Brixton 288 50 281 37 272 54 253 50 Brockhill 54 32 58 25 52 40 50 43 Buckley Hall — — — — — — 72 40 Bullingdon 199 53 205 41 205 48 200 55 Bullwood Hall 24 53 22 48 27 54 25 52 Camp Hill 146 8 146 8 148 10 139 11 Canterbury 127 5 129 4 122 6 118 4 Cardiff 241 8 234 8 232 9 226 9 Castington 155 10 127 3 177 21 190 23 Channings Wood 141 14 141 14 134 17 137 19 Chelmsford 171 15 170 15 171 19 171 29 Coldingley 90 7 89 10 89 9 84 9 Cookham Wood 16 39 15 39 13 41 12 43 Dartmoor 246 12 242 10 237 12 227 13 Deerbolt 153 9 145 6 151 10 144 11 Dorchester 79 9 79 9 77 10 78 9 Dover1 105 6 108 4 111 5 107 8 Downview 101 21 103 19 101 24 100 24 Drake Hall 14 49 14 48 16 47 20 45 Durham 357 77 361 59 350 76 359 77 East Sutton Park 8 16 7 15 6 18 4 19 Eastwood Park 36 63 36 56 42 80 36 75 Edmunds Hill — — — — — — — — Elmley 229 47 224 40 230 49 230 55 Erlestoke 91 4 89 4 95 4 95 7 Everthorpe 121 10 120 9 125 11 122 9 Exeter 183 7 182 6 175 10 167 12 Featherstone 143 13 143 13 145 14 140 12 Feltham 290 50 297 42 282 59 324 63 Ford 60 3 61 1 60 4 58 5 Foston Hall 17 43 18 37 21 47 26 59 Frankland 435 57 411 50 458 58 445 53 Full Sutton 447 55 442 48 451 50 448 60 Garth 222 32 222 32 222 34 216 37 Gartree 136 18 140 14 138 16 137 17 Glen Parva 256 16 278 18 259 26 253 24 Gloucester 122 11 122 11 120 11 122 11 Grendon 158 38 127 35 132 38 133 42 Guys Marsh 112 14 109 12 113 18 113 18 Haslar1 47 3 46 2 47 3 45 4 Hatfield 47 2 52 1 44 2 42 3 Haverigg 126 22 126 18 115 20 113 23 Hewell Grange 26 1 27 1 25 2 26 2 High Down 330 68 254 53 238 55 240 61 Highpoint 169 1 162 56 178 59 176 67 Hindley 193 21 195 18 196 21 192 22 Hollesley Bay 139 4 147 4 129 5 143 13 Holloway 82 219 84 215 71 225 72 213 Holme House 278 35 280 32 276 32 277 32 Hull 243 14 243 11 228 20 224 16 Huntercombe 120 18 100 16 121 24 123 35 Kingston 72 2 73 2 72 5 69 5 Kirkham 77 7 79 8 79 7 80 6 Kirklevington Grange 42 2 40 2 38 2 36 1 Lancaster 83 5 84 4 84 6 84 6 Lancaster Farms 164 21 164 18 172 26 178 27 Latchmere House 32 6 29 8 34 7 32 5 Leeds 399 47 400 43 396 52 389 50 Leicester 164 15 171 12 148 12 143 15 Lewes 193 14 196 14 194 12 184 12 Leyhill 63 7 66 5 60 11 57 11
Officer numbers by establishment and gender 31 March 1998 to 31 December 2003 31-03-98 30-11-98 31-12-99 31-12-2000 Establishment Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Lincoln 225 9 230 8 220 13 216 11 Lindholme 170 8 170 8 168 10 177 16 Littlehey 148 16 150 12 143 22 137 23 Liverpool 537 48 545 43 545 53 519 51 Long Lartin 355 51 322 32 349 58 344 64 Low Newton 86 45 98 22 63 60 60 61 Maidstone 172 22 178 23 173 20 169 21 Manchester 504 75 510 69 486 75 457 70 Moorland 240 32 239 31 238 34 232 37 Morton Hall 32 — 30 1 30 — 31 25 New Hall 49 86 45 82 45 86 44 97 North Sea Camp 29 3 31 2 28 4 29 4 Northallerton 77 10 80 12 75 9 77 11 Norwich 220 25 218 24 213 30 216 27 Nottingham 166 12 157 9 165 13 164 14 Onley 187 21 179 21 197 36 197 40 Parkhurst 189 15 193 14 186 13 189 16 Pentonville 335 52 336 50 323 45 319 59 Portland 157 5 155 5 154 12 165 14 Preston 271 15 278 16 269 16 255 16 Ranby 189 17 151 13 188 20 189 19 Reading 116 15 112 9 112 16 115 14 Risley 240 79 261 100 227 70 221 71 Rochester 143 14 151 14 154 18 151 18 Send 22 47 51 7 24 41 30 43 Shepton Mallet 66 5 68 4 70 4 68 4 Shrewsbury 114 9 112 9 111 9 109 11 Stafford 188 14 191 13 175 16 173 16 Standford Hill 81 4 66 4 79 4 73 6 Stocken 127 13 115 9 128 16 128 13 Stoke Heath 153 25 157 28 173 33 184 35 Styal 62 111 38 78 72 114 69 107 Sudbury 64 3 64 3 65 3 63 3 Swaleside 168 42 186 34 187 52 191 51 Swansea 127 4 127 4 126 6 122 7 Swinfen Hall 116 12 111 11 120 15 116 14 The Mount 117 22 115 21 133 27 130 32 The Verne 123 5 124 5 125 6 117 6 Thorn Cross 92 13 93 13 98 15 100 16 Usk/Prescoed 80 3 81 4 83 2 84 3 Wakefield 374 17 386 16 361 21 352 24 Wandsworth 368 67 343 43 365 66 354 69 Warren Hill — — — — — — — — Wayland 138 12 136 12 139 18 130 19 Wealstun 131 16 135 15 132 18 129 19 Weare 109 15 110 15 112 13 113 14 Wellingborough 98 15 93 17 128 34 120 33 Werrington 75 8 67 5 73 10 69 11 Wetherby 126 21 124 23 130 25 128 24 Whatton 71 5 70 5 73 6 65 6 Whitemoor 416 70 421 59 389 62 409 69 Winchester 194 23 218 31 188 25 186 25 Woodhill 351 81 349 74 342 85 345 100 Wormwood Scrubs 335 54 347 53 300 50 300 56 Wymott 190 28 202 27 188 30 181 32 Establishments total 20,641 3,276 20,460 2,885 20,329 3,516 20,128 3,747 986W987W
31-12-01 31-12-02 31-12-03 Establishment Male Female Male Female Male Female Acklington 196 10 185 12 205 22 Aldington — — — — — — Albany 141 4 134 6 139 9 Ashwell 89 12 86 15 92 19 Askham Grange 8 20 5 24 6 26 Aylesbury 136 30 139 29 126 33 Bedford 128 16 113 16 115 19 Belmarsh 422 98 418 94 424 97 Birmingham 268 23 285 30 424 70 Blakenhurst 139 33 124 38 133 45 988W989W
31-12-01 31-12-02 31-12-03 Establishment Male Female Male Female Male Female Blantyre House 31 3 32 3 30 4 Blundeston 149 8 141 9 137 12 Brinsford 186 42 188 45 181 50 Bristol 261 31 251 31 233 31 Brixton 221 47 201 42 194 36 Brockhill 47 44 46 50 47 52 Buckley Hall 67 36 61 46 52 53 Bullingdon 187 55 165 61 163 56 Bullwood Hall 21 52 21 55 24 58 Camp Hill 139 11 135 12 135 14 Canterbury 115 6 111 8 102 8 Cardiff 216 9 219 12 223 16 Castington 190 23 183 23 177 24 Channings Wood 134 19 141 20 144 23 Chelmsford 163 30 164 32 152 28 Coldingley 83 10 80 14 81 13 Cookham Wood 11 39 11 40 13 48 Dartmoor 211 12 188 9 161 9 Deerbolt 134 9 144 14 159 16 Dorchester 74 9 74 8 82 5 Dover1 101 8 105 5 105 5 Downview 69 31 38 60 47 59 Drake Hall 20 54 21 67 23 69 Durham 340 77 341 77 331 84 East Sutton Park 4 20 6 18 4 21 Eastwood Park 39 77 36 79 46 81 Edmunds Hill 36 50 34 49 39 85 Elmley 214 55 218 58 197 52 Erlestoke 86 7 87 12 97 20 Everthorpe 110 9 104 11 113 13 Exeter 163 12 161 13 169 22 Featherstone 126 11 132 11 125 14 Feltham 296 52 308 66 348 91 Ford 56 5 56 6 55 8 Foston Hall 23 57 25 64 20 81 Frankland 429 50 427 50 456 56 Full Sutton 427 58 439 61 428 64 Garth 197 37 191 39 186 40 Gartree 128 16 120 19 123 26 Glen Parva 243 22 238 25 232 27 Gloucester 110 12 105 19 97 24 Grendon 126 37 107 41 119 43 Guys Marsh 113 19 111 32 113 29 Haslar1 41 4 38 8 43 8 Hatfield 35 4 — — — — Haverigg 106 24 101 25 103 28 Hewell Grange 24 4 24 4 25 5 High Down 225 54 211 52 166 53 Highpoint 131 14 138 22 165 13 Hindley 219 29 233 33 222 34 Hollesley Bay 147 14 159 20 42 3 Holloway 69 195 79 169 100 195 Holme House 275 30 279 31 269 36 Hull 223 19 297 41 300 44 Huntercombe 112 35 129 43 116 34 Kingston 63 8 63 10 62 11 Kirkham 77 8 78 8 81 13 Kirklevington Grange 36 1 39 3 42 4 Lancaster 80 6 77 6 71 13 Lancaster Farms 167 27 172 30 185 39 Latchmere House 34 5 32 4 34 4 Leeds 356 49 366 61 359 67 Leicester 126 13 110 13 118 19 Lewes 163 12 159 14 159 13 Leyhill 53 11 55 9 57 11 Lincoln 206 11 205 10 201 13 Lindholme 160 15 175 19 177 20 Littlehey 130 23 124 21 128 25 Liverpool 481 47 469 43 431 32
31-12-01 31-12-02 31-12-03 Establishment Male Female Male Female Male Female Long Lartin 321 63 307 62 301 65 Low Newton 57 62 55 71 58 88 Maidstone 163 22 166 28 134 25 Manchester 360 60 355 60 352 71 Moorland 243 38 290 49 290 47 Morton Hall 26 44 34 76 37 80 New Hall 51 103 64 112 70 110 North Sea Camp 30 5 36 5 34 7 Northallerton 61 8 58 9 55 9 Norwich 207 23 206 26 200 27 Nottingham 161 15 157 14 164 19 Onley 191 33 182 39 184 42 Parkhurst 182 16 174 17 173 20 Pentonville 301 59 303 73 311 78 Portland 165 12 153 10 153 18 Preston 233 17 227 18 221 22 Ranby 194 21 202 24 201 29 Reading 115 11 97 13 95 15 Risley 209 65 218 65 223 72 Rochester 139 17 118 23 109 24 Send 29 40 25 36 26 43 Shepton Mallet 58 4 59 6 58 7 Shrewsbury 101 11 96 9 96 13 Stafford 163 14 156 14 150 18 Standford Hill 72 7 69 11 76 17 Stocken 127 12 127 14 136 18 Stoke Heath 193 35 190 37 198 34 Styal 67 109 57 108 58 121 Sudbury 61 1 62 1 63 6 Swaleside 187 50 192 44 190 48 Swansea 119 7 118 7 122 10 Swinfen Hall 114 12 104 16 99 19 The Mount 120 32 112 38 110 38 The Verne 115 8 110 8 106 6 Thorn Cross 98 19 86 19 88 17 Usk/Prescoed 85 3 83 5 85 5 Wakefield 341 21 348 27 340 35 Wandsworth 323 61 315 67 309 67 Warren Hill — — — — 121 21 Wayland 124 19 132 20 125 26 Wealstun 128 15 134 19 140 21 Weare 106 17 101 17 99 20 Wellingborough 124 33 108 35 108 33 Werrington 66 12 69 10 68 13 Wetherby 128 22 130 30 136 28 Whatton 64 7 81 8 80 9 Whitemoor 417 66 407 63 412 70 Winchester 178 32 176 32 172 42 Woodhill 322 91 317 96 345 92 Wormwood Scrubs 278 49 252 45 247 58 Wymott 175 29 172 28 187 38 Establishments total 19,254 3,713 19,057 4,043 19,198 4,508 1Immigration detention centre.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average length of service at any one prison is of current prison governors. [147419]
§ Paul GogginsSince January 1999 the average length of tenure across the Service of a Governor in charge of a public sector prison establishment has been 1.9 years. Decisions on the appointment of Governors in HM Prison Service are taken by senior operational managers in the light of operational need.