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Prisoner Activities

Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours of purposeful activity were spent on average by each prisoner in each Prison Service establishment since 1 April 2000. [145009]

Mr. Boateng: The average weekly purposeful activity hours in each Prison Service establishment for the current financial year to the end of November is set out in the table. The data for November included in the figures are provisional and subject to validation by prisons.

Prison name	Average hours per prisoner per week
Acklington	23.6
Albany	22.9
Altcourse	32.5
Ashfield	28.2
Ashwell	31.4
Askham Grange	41.5
Aylesbury	15.3
Bedford	21.0
Belmarsh	13.4
Birmingham	15.2
Blakenhurst	23.5
Blantyre House	46.9
Blundeston	26.0
Brinsford	20.1
Bristol	23.4
Brixton	15.0
Brockhill	21.0
Buckley Hall	32.8
Bullingdon	14.0
Bullwood Hall	20.8
Camp Hill	21.6
Canterbury	19.8
Cardiff	22.9
Castington	22.8
Channings Wood	33.7
Chelmsford	18.1
Coldingley	41.3
Cookham Wood	25.2
Dartmoor	18.3
Deerbolt	20.9
Doncaster	19.1
Dorchester	16.9
Dover	24.4
Downview	31.0
Drake Hall	35.5
Durham	19.5
East Sutton Park	41.2
Eastwood Park	23.7
Elmley	22.2
Erlestoke	24.4
Everthorpe	26.7
Exeter	21.9
Featherstone	24.7
Feltham	15.0
Ford	38.4
Forest Bank	26.9
Foston Hall	25.0
Frankland	21.4
Full Sutton	17.6
Garth	23.4
Gartree	30.2
Glen Parva	17.9
Gloucester	31.0
Grendon	36.6
Guys Marsh	29.1
Haslar	16.0
Hatfield	36.3
Haverigg	33.4
Hewell Grange	44.7
Highdown	16.1
Highpoint	19.2
Hindley	29.9
Hollesley Bay	36.9
Holloway	21.8
Holme House	16.2
Hull	22.1
Huntercombe	23.4
Kingston	24.8
Kirkham	43.2
Kirklevington	53.3
Lancaster	29.6
Lancaster Farms	22.6
Latchmere House	64.0
Leeds	16.5
Leicester	18.8
Lewes	18.2
Leyhill	39.9
Lincoln	24.6
Lindholme	27.1
Littlehey	23.7
Liverpool	23.4
Long Lartin	18.0
Low Newton	23.9
Lowdham Grange	24.0
Maidstone	23.3
Manchester	19.9
Moorland	24.4
Morton Hall	42.4
Mount	17.9
New Hall	22.7
North Sea Camp	42.6
Northallerton	18.5
Norwich	19.9
Nottingham	18.9
Onley	18.0
Parc	24.7
Parkhurst	20.3
Pentonville	17.1
Portland	23.4
Preston	21.4
Ranby	26.3
Reading	30.5
Risley	24.1
Rochester	20.3
Send	32.2
Shepton Mallet	22.7
Shrewsbury	25.1
Stafford	26.9
Standford Hill	41.7
Stocken	23.7
Stoke Heath	24.0
Styal	24.6
Sudbury	42.1
Swaleside	26.3
Swansea	21.2
Swinfen Hall	28.7
Thorn Cross	42.7
Usk	38.9
Verne	28.0
Wakefield	19.2
Wandsworth	16.8
Wayland	23.9
Wealstun	33.0
Weare	20.4
Wellingborough	25.3
Werrington	36.5
Wetherby	26.8
Whatton	30.8
Whitemoor	21.9
Winchester	16.4
Wolds	28.9
Woodhill	17.9
Wormwood Scrubs	21.5
Wymott	27.5

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Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time spent out of cells for each prisoner in each prison establishment was (a) during weekdays and (b) at weekends in (i) 1990 and (ii) 2000. [144952]

Mr. Boateng: The average time prisoners spent out of cell during weekdays and weekends in each Prison Service establishment for the year 1999-2000 is listed in the table. Comparable data are not available for 1990.

Prison name	Weekdays	Weekends
Acklington	10.1	8.6
Albany	9.6	7.3
Altcourse	13.0	13.0
Ashwell	15.5	15.5
Askham Grange	16.0	16.0
Aylesbury	8.7	5.5
Bedford	9.3	7.5
Belmarsh	8.8	7.6
Birmingham	6.8	5.1
Blakenhurst	11.5	10.3
Blantyre House	15.3	15.3
Blundeston	10.3	7.4
Brinsford	9.7	8.5
Bristol	10.4	8.8
Brixton	8.8	6.8
Brockhill	10.0	10.0
Buckley Hall	13.0	13.0
Bullingdon	9.5	8.0
Bullwood Hall	10.0	8.1
Camp Hill	11.2	8.2
Canterbury	8.8	7.5
Cardiff	8.8	5.9
Castington	9.9	6.6
Channings Wood	10.9	7.2
Chelmsford	7.8	7.8
Coldingly	12.4	10.0
Cookham Wood	10.5	8.5
Dartmoor	9.5	6.6
Deerbolt	10.1	4.2
Doncaster	10.3	10.3
Dorchester	7.9	6.8
Dover	9.3	7.4
Downview	11.2	11.2
Drake Hall	24.0	24.0
Durham	7.5	5.1
East Sutton Park	17.0	17.0
Eastwood Park	11.8	10.3
Elmley	8.1	7.4
Erlestoke	11.5	10.0
Everthorpe	11.0	8.6
Exeter	6.2	5.2
Featherstone	9.1	10.1
Feltham	8.0	6.0
Ford	13.5	13.5
Foston Hall	9.6	8.2
Frankland	10.0	7.8
Full Sutton	9.5	8.8
Garth	10.0	7.8
Gartree	10.4	8.6
Glen Parva	7.7	4.8
Gloucester	9.3	6.5
Grendon	14.7	14.2
Guys Marsh	9.2	7.7
Haslar	12.0	11.0
Hatfield	13.3	13.3
Haverigg	12.3	12.3
Hewell Grange	24.0	24.0
Highdown	7.8	5.1
Highpoint	9.0	8.3
Hindley	9.3	4.0
Hollesley Bay	15.6	13.3
Holloway	10.6	10.0
Holme House	9.5	7.3
Hull	10.0	7.7
Huntercombe	10.8	6.5
Kingston	12.3	7.6
Kirkham	12.4	12.0
Kirklevington	19.0	19.0
Lancaster	10.0	10.0
Lancaster Farms	8.5	5.8
Latchmere House	18.4	18.4
Leeds	8.3	7.3
Leicester	10.9	9.5
Lewes	9.3	6.3
Leyhill	16.7	16.7
Lincoln	10.5	9.0
Lindholme	15.1	19.0
Littlehey	9.8	8.4
Liverpool	6.7	4.1
Long Lartin	8.7	8.7
Low Newton	11.0	10.0
Lowdham Grange	13.5	13.5
Maidstone	9.2	8.3
Manchester	8.3	7.0
Moorland	8.3	5.5
Morton Hall	15.0	16.0
Mount	8.3	11.2
New Hall	10.4	9.4
North Sea Camp	16.5	16.5
Northallerton	5.1	3.1
Norwich	8.1	7.8
Nottingham	9.6	7.1
Onley	11.5	9.7
Parc	9.2	10.5
Parkhurst	10.2	7.8
Pentonville	9.0	7.0
Portland	7.9	4.5
Preston	6.4	5.0
Ranby	13.3	12.5
Reading	8.2	6.5
Risley	9.8	8.6
Rochester	9.2	9.8
Send	12.7	12.7
Shepton Mallet	10.6	9.0
Shrewsbury	9.9	9.9
Stafford	7.7	5.1
Standford Hill	14.8	14.8
Stocken	12.5	12.5
Stoke Heath	10.3	7.9
Styal	12.0	11.8
Sudbury	24.0	24.0
Swaleside	9.5	7.3
Swansea	8.8	8.0
Swinfen Hall	10.0	6.6
Thorn Cross	12.5	12.5
Usk	13.8	12.5
Verne	14.5	14.3
Wakefield	9.2	8.0
Wandsworth	8.0	7.0
Wayland	10.5	8.5
Wealstun	12.2	11.8
Weare	10.5	10.3
Wellingborough	10.0	7.8
Werrington	10.8	9.8
Wetherby	10.3	9.9
Whatton	12.8	12.8
Whitemoor	9.8	9.0
Winchester	7.2	6.5
Wolds	11.5	11.7
Woodhill	10.2	8.5
Wormwood Scrubs	7.9	4.8
Wymott	12.3	10.8

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Prisoner Accommodation

Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners in each Prison Service establishment are held (a) two to a cell in a single cell and (b) three to a cell in a double cell. [144948]

Mr. Boateng: The number of prisoners held two to a cell designed for one and those that are in accommodation units where prisoners exceed the uncrowded capacity at the end of November 2000 are listed in the table. These figures are provisional and subject to validation.

The Prison Service does not collect centrally the number of prisoners held three to a cell designed for two. Prisons provide data on the total overcrowding level and on the numbers held two to a cell designed for one, known as 'doubling'. Total overcrowding includes those held three to a cell for two and those overcrowded in dormitories and larger cells.

Prison	Number of prisoners held two to a cell designed for one	Total number of prisoners overcrowded
Acklington	0	0
Albany	0	0
Altcourse	488	488
Ashfield	0	0
Ashwell	0	0
Askham Grange	0	0
Aylesbury	8	8
Bedford	0	210
Belmarsh	0	231
Birmingham	680	680
Blakenhurst	350	350
Blantyre House	0	0
Blundeston	0	0
Brinsford	78	78
Bristol	56	56
Brixton	242	242
Brockhill	0	0
Buckley Hall	52	52
Bullingdon	36	36
Bullwood Hall	0	0
Camp Hill	26	26
Canterbury	214	214
Cardiff	284	284
Castington	0	0
Channings Wood	8	8
Chelmsford	62	62
Coldingley	0	0
Cookham Wood	42	42
Dartmoor	0	0
Deerbolt	0	0
Doncaster	646	646
Dorchester	90	90
Dover	0	0
Downview	32	32
Drake Hall	0	0
Durham	468	468
East Sutton Park	0	0
Eastwood Park	60	60
Elmley	222	222
Erlestoke	0	0
Everthorpe	0	0
Exeter	252	252
Featherstone	0	0
Feltham	12	12
Ford	0	0
Forest Bank	0	0
Foston Hall	0	0
Frankland	0	0
Full Sutton	0	0
Garth	0	0
Gartree	0	0
Glen Parva	178	178
Gloucester	138	138
Grendon	0	0
Guys Marsh	54	54
Haslar	0	0
Hatfield	0	0
Haverigg	0	0
Hewell Grange	0	0
Highdown	0	132
Highpoint	0	0
Hindley	0	0
Hollesley Bay	0	0
Holloway	0	0
Holme House	0	0
Hull	0	0
Huntercombe	0	0
Kingston	0	0
Kirkham	0	0
Kirklevington	0	0
Lancaster	0	0
Lancaster Farms	40	40
Latchmere House	0	0
Leeds	806	806
Leicester	290	290
Lewes	32	32
Leyhill	0	0
Lincoln	282	282
Lindholme	0	0
Littlehey	46	46
Liverpool	358	358
Long Lartin	0	0
Low Newton	66	66
Lowdham Grange	0	0
Maidstone	132	132
Manchester	244	244
Moorland	74	74
Morton Hall	0	0
Mount	72	72
New Hall	56	56
North Sea Camp	0	0
Northallerton	204	204
Norwich	232	232
Nottingham	228	228
Onley	0	0
Parc	0	0
Parkhurst	28	28
Pentonville	382	382
Portland	118	118
Preston	470	470
Ranby	70	70
Reading	134	134
Risley	0	0
Rochester	20	20
Send	0	0
Shepton Mallet	100	100
Shrewsbury	276	276
Stafford	0	0
Standford Hill	0	0
Stocken	52	52
Stoke Heath	90	90
Styal	10	10
Sudbury	0	0
Swaleside	0	0
Swansea	232	232
Swinfen Hall	0	0
Thorn Cross	0	0
Usk	170	170
Verne	40	40
Wakefield	0	0
Wandsworth	436	436
Wayland	32	32
Wealstun	0	0
Weare	0	0
Wellingborough	0	0
Werrington	24	24
Wetherby	0	0
Whatton	0	0
Whitemoor	0	0
Winchester	238	238
Wolds	0	0
Woodhill	118	118
Wormwood Scrubs	0	0
Wymott	0	0

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Miss Widdecombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are sharing (a) two to a cell designed for one and (b) three to a cell designed for two at the latest date for which figures are available; what the equivalent figure was for each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [144962]

15 Jan 2001 : Column: 101W

Mr. Boateng: The average number of prisoners held two in a single cell at the end of November 2000 and at the same point in each of the last three years is given in the table. Figures for November 2000 are provisional and subject to validation by prisons.

The Prison Service does not collect data on the number of prisoners held three in a double cell. Prisons report the total overcrowding level, which includes prisoners held three to a cell for two and those overcrowded in dormitories and larger cells. Overcrowding figures are not collected in this form before April 1998.

	Two to a cell	Overcrowding
November 2000	10,980	11,553
November 1999	12,722	13,299
November 1998	12,102	13,055
November 1997	12,116	n/a

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