asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total prison population on 12 July.
Forty-eight thousand and thirty-seven (excluding 74 prisoners in police cells).
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the certified normal accommodation and what was the population on 12 July at (a) Her Majesty's prison, Birmingham, (b) Her Majesty's prison, Bristol, (c) Her Majesty's prison and remand centre, Cardiff, (d) Her Majesty's prison, Hull., (e) Her Majesty's prison, Leeds, (f) Her Majesty's prison, Lincoln, and (g) Her Majesty's prison, Liverpool.(2) what is the certified normal accommodation and what was the population on 12 July at
(a) Her Majesty's prison, Manchester, (b) Her Majesty's prison, Wandsworth, (c) Her Majesty's prison, Winchester, (d) Her Majesty's prison, Wormwood Scrubs and (e) Her Majesty's prison, Durham.
The information requested is as follows:
| Establishment | Certified normal accommodation | Population |
| Birmingham | 570 | 1,114 |
| Bristol | 561 | 648 |
| Cardiff* | 339 | 541 |
| Hull | 318 | 276 |
| Leeds | 624 | 1,337 |
| Lincoln | 359 | 633 |
| Liverpool | 838 | 1,468 |
| Manchester* | 1,034 | 1,711 |
| Wandsworth | 1,258 | 1,540 |
| Winchester* | 490 | 578 |
| Wormwood Scrubs | 1,011 | 1,360 |
| Durham† | 708 | 1,283 |
| * Includes both prison and remand centre | ||
| † Includes both males and females | ||
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps, in addition to the prison building programme, he is taking to relieve the current level of prison overcrowding and to reduce the prison population.
We are keeping the situation under careful review and ensuring that every effort is being made to get the best use from available accommodation.