asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish details showing for each prison in England and Wales how many prisoners are currently being accommodated and the total accommodation available at any one time.
The designed provision of accommodation in a penal establishment is conveniently expressed in terms of its certified normal accommodation (CNA). The information requested is contained in the following table and relates to the position on 30th November 1976:
| ENGLAND AND WALES | ||
| ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MALE OFFENDERS | ||
| Establishment | CNA | Population |
| Remand Centres | ||
| Brockhill | 177 | 155 |
| Low Newton | 159 | 263 |
| Risley | 559 | 771 |
| Thorp Arch | 101 | 142 |
| Ashford | 403 | 459 |
| Latchmere House | 130 | 147 |
| Norwich | 60 | 39 |
| Cardiff | 67 | 90 |
| Exeter | 44 | 45 |
| Pucklechurch | 115 | 87 |
| Winchester | 62 | 128 |
| Local Prisons | ||
| Bedford | 178 | 296 |
| Birmingham | 603 | 989 |
| Leicester | 230 | 401 |
| Lincoln | 354 | 535 |
| Shrewsbury | 170 | 234 |
| Durham | 665 | 1,039 |
| Leeds | 592 | 1,076 |
| Liverpool | 1,041 | 1,615 |
| Manchester | 916 | 1,560 |
| Brixton | 649 | 1,092 |
| Canterbury | 242 | 343 |
| Lewes | 321 | 386 |
| Norwich | 208 | 279 |
| Pentonville | 910 | 1,210 |
| Wandsworth | 1,197 | 1,558 |
| Wormwood Scrubs | 1,045 | 1,465 |
| Camp Hill | 12 | 3 |
| Bristol | 581 | 565 |
| Cardiff | 273 | 409 |
| Dorchester | 160 | 224 |
| Exeter | 282 | 483 |
| Gloucester | 196 | 324 |
| Oxford | 162 | 277 |
| Swansea | 267 | 318 |
| Winchester | 424 | 624 |
| Training Prisons | ||
| Aylesbury | 294 | 323 |
| Featherstone | 112 | 38 |
| Gartree | 289 | 241 |
| Long Lartin | 410 | 329 |
| Onley | 360 | 351 |
| Nottingham | 207 | 265 |
| Ranby | 456 | 470 |
| Stafford | 569 | 752 |
| Swinfen Hall | 182 | 180 |
| Acklington | 303 | 301 |
| Haverigg | 520 | 472 |
| Hull | 101 | 96 |
| Lancaster | 158 | 205 |
| Northallerton | 145 | 191 |
| Preston | 427 | 580 |
| Wakefield | 781 | 743 |
| Establishment | CNA | Population |
| Albany | 294 | 302 |
| Blundeston | 418 | 409 |
| Camp Hill | 483 | 497 |
| Chelmsford | 246 | 212 |
| Coldingley | 296 | 280 |
| Grendon | 300 | 184 |
| Kingston (Portsmouth) | 140 | 101 |
| Maidstone | 361 | 391 |
| Northeye | 345 | 353 |
| Norwich (Annexe) | 104 | 103 |
| Parkhurst | 480 | 403 |
| Reading | 160 | 151 |
| Standford Hill | 177 | 173 |
| Channings Wood | 216 | 231 |
| Dartmoor | 526 | 503 |
| Exeter | 45 | 40 |
| Shepton Mallet | 162 | 249 |
| Verne | 618 | 512 |
| Ashwell | 400 | 347 |
| Sudbury | 384 | 366 |
| Appleton Thorn | 316 | 297 |
| Kirkham | 608 | 409 |
| Thorp Arch | 378 | 335 |
| Ford | 518 | 548 |
| Spring Hill | 196 | 195 |
| Standford Hill | 374 | 365 |
| Leyhill | 320 | 303 |
| Borstals | ||
| Glen Parva | 300 | 296 |
| Wellingborough | 344 | 340 |
| Deerbolt | 165 | 165 |
| Everthorpe | 304 | 368 |
| Hindley | 312 | 322 |
| Manchester | 205 | 271 |
| Stoke Heath | 424 | 450 |
| Dover | 246 | 247 |
| Feltham | 270 | 297 |
| Grendon | 25 | 16 |
| Huntercombe | 184 | 182 |
| Rochester | 375 | 407 |
| Wormwood Scrubs | 175 | 211 |
| Portland | 519 | 422 |
| Hewell Grange | 136 | 108 |
| Lowdham Grange | 304 | 284 |
| Hatfield | 180 | 194 |
| Hatfield (Gringley) | 72 | 67 |
| Wetherby | 240 | 240 |
| Feltham (Finnamore) | 79 | 53 |
| Gaynes Hall | 180 | 172 |
| HollesleyBay | 367 | 357 |
| Guys Marsh | 265 | 200 |
| Usk (Prescoed) | 104 | 71 |
| Detention Centres | ||
| North Sea Camp | 167 | 154 |
| Whatton (Senior) | 108 | 101 |
| Buckley Hall | 131 | 126 |
| Medomsley | 117 | 108 |
| New Hall | 104 | 91 |
| Werrington | 112 | 115 |
| Aldington | 115 | 104 |
| Blantyre House | 112 | 93 |
| Hollesley Bay | 120 | 115 |
| Erlestoke | 92 | 43 |
| Haslar | 100 | 75 |
| Usk | 105 | 96 |
| Whatton (Junior) | 108 | 92 |
| Foston Hall | 65 | 65 |
| Kirklevington | 150 | 138 |
| Send | 118 | 103 |
| Campsfield House | 70 | 68 |
| Eastwood Park | 146 | 103 |
| TOTAL (Males) | 35,549 | 40,957 |
| ESTABLISHMENTS FOR FEMALE OFEDERS | ||
| Establishment | CNA | Population |
| Remand Centres | ||
| Low Newton | 23 | 22 |
| Pucklechurch | 56 | 54 |
| Risley | 85 | 152 |
| Prisons | ||
| Askham Grange | 122 | 108 |
| Darke Hall | 92 | 88 |
| East Sutton Park | 20 | 10 |
| Holloway | 288 | 352 |
| Moor Court | 82 | 95 |
| Styal | 172 | 211 |
| Durham | 35 | 34 |
| Borstals | ||
| Bullwood Hall | 108 | 126 |
| East Sutton Park | 45 | 45 |
| Styal | 32 | 16 |
| TOTAL (Females) | 1,160 | 1,313 |
| GRAND TOTAL (Males and Females) | 36,709 | 42,270 |
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the total amount of prison accommodation available; and how this compares with the numbers in each of the last five years.
The total numbers of certified normal accommodation places were as follows:
| 1972 (31st December) | 36,236 |
| 1973 (31st December) | 36,391 |
| 1974 (31st December) | 35,342* |
| 1975 (31st December) | 36,404 |
| 1976 (13th November) | 36,709 |
| * After closure of three open prisons. | |
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to increase the amount of prison accommodation in prisons in England and Wales.
I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 22nd November to a Question by the hon. Member for Cardiff, North (Mr. Grist).—[Vol. 919, c. 920.]