Prisoners

Mr. Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average number of prisoners being held in each prison in Northern Ireland was during September (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009.

Paul Goggins
The average number of prisoners held in each prison is provided in the following table:

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|September|Maghaberry|Magilligan|Hydebank Wood|Total Average|
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|2007     |813       |405       |245          |1,463        |
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|2008     |859       |449       |249          |1,557        |
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|2009     |816       |404       |235          |1,455        |
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