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Mr. Kilroy-Silk
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the population of remand centres, remand prisons, detention centres, borstals and
| 31 DECEMBER 1976 | ||||
| Males | Females | |||
| Under 21 | 21 and over | Under 21 | 21 and over | |
| Remand centres | 1,464 | 411 | 49 | 126 |
| Local prisons | 1,422 | 14,772 | 76 | 193 |
| Training prisons | 960 | 12,862 | 53 | 500 |
| Borstals | 5,669 | — | 173 | — |
| Detention centres | 1,661 | — | — | — |
| Total | 11,176 | 28,045 | 351 | 819 |
| Overall total | 40,391 | |||
| 31 DECEMBER 1977 | ||||
| Males | Females | |||
| Under 21 | 21 and over | Under 21 | 21 and over | |
| Remand centres | 1,495 | 432 | 55 | 144 |
| Local prisons | 1,307 | 14,458 | 88 | 205 |
| Training prisons | 1,094 | 13,031 | 55 | 560 |
| Borstals | 5,373 | — | 184 | — |
| Detention centres | 1,677 | — | — | — |
| Total | 10,946 | 27,921 | 382 | 909 |
| Overall total | 40,158 | |||
| 31 DECEMBER 1978 | ||||
| Males | Females | |||
| Under 21 | 21 and over | Under 21 | 21 and over | |
| Remand centres | 1,405 | 464 | 71 | 127 |
| Local prisons | 1,516 | 14,520 | 89 | 230 |
| Training prisons | 1,151 | 12,949 | 63 | 573 |
| Borstals | 5,531 | — | 159 | — |
| Detention centres | 1,675 | — | — | — |
| Total | 11,278 | 27,933 | 382 | 930 |
| Overall total | 40,523 | |||
| 30 SEPTEMBER 1979 | ||||
| Males | Females | |||
| Under 21 | 21 and over | Under 21 | 21 and over | |
| Remand centres | 1,866 | 508 | 98 | 161 |
| Local prisons | 2,112 | 14,838 | 104 | 264 |
| Training prisons | 1,177 | 13,427 | 80 | 609 |
| Borstals | 4,963 | — | 164 | — |
| Detention centres | 1,830 | — | — | — |
| Total | 11,948 | 28,773 | 446 | 1,034 |
| Overall total | 42,201 | |||
prisons, and the total population of all penal establishments, with males and females and adults and under-21s given separately in each case on the latest available date and on 31 December in each of the last three years.
Mr. Brittan
The population of prison department establishments in England and Wales on the dates requested is shown in the attached table: