asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children of convicted parents are in (a) Anscombe Grange, (b) Styal and (c) Holloway; and what are the ages of those children.
On 23 January there were 16 such children at Askham Grange, 12 at Styal and five at Holloway. Their ages were:
| Askham | Styal | Holloway | |
| 0–3 weeks | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1–3 months | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 4–6 months | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 7–12 months | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13–18 months | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19–24 months | 1 | 0 | 0 |
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much it costs per week to keep a woman prisoner at (a) Anscombe Grange, (b) Styal, (c) Holloway and (d) at those establishments at which women are remanded in custody prior to trial or after conviction awaiting sentence.
The cost of keeping inmates in particular establishments is not readily available. During 1977–78 the average weekly cost of keeping an inmate in a female establishment was £127.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much it costs per week to keep a child with its mother in prison in (a) Anscombe Grange, (b) Styal and (c) Holloway.
The cost of keeping a mother and child in prison is not separately recorded.