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Euro

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent in each year by his Department in preparing for UK entry to the euro; how much his Department plans to spend on preparations for UK entry to the euro for each year from the current financial year up to and including 2005–06; and what estimates he has made of the total costs to his Department of changeover to the European Single Currency. [131592]

Caroline Flint: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary on 14 October 2003, Official Report, column 142W.

Miscarriages of Justice (Compensation)

Mr. Dhanda: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people freed from prison due to miscarriages of justice, after serving less than 20 years, have received an interim payment for compensation; and what proportion have waited more than nine months for compensation. [133571]

Paul Goggins [holding answer 21 October 2003]: This information is not readily available. Interim payments are considered only after eligibility for compensation has been determined. There is then a target to refer any written request for an initial interim payment to the Assessor within five working days.

Prisons

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) built capacity and (b) number of inmates are for each of Her Majesty's Prisons for each of the last three years. [137549]

Paul Goggins: Figures for operational capacity and population for each prison service establishment in England and Wales in the last three years are set out in the table. These figures represent the position as regards operational capacity and population at end of June for each year:

Prisons: operational capacity and population at end of June for each year

	2002		2001		2000
Prison	Population	Capacity	Population	Capacity	Population	Capacity
Acklington	111	787	782	782	763	782
Albany	441	446	446	446	439	446
Altcourse(20)	1,004	965	773	850	838	900
Ashfield	319	400	387	400	316	400
Ashwell	481	494	378	386	481	494
Askham Grange	135	141	128	132	113	132
Aylesbury	351	352	355	352	349	355
Bedford	447	440	396	422	353	400
Belmarsh	857	869	829	935	821	869
Birmingham	910	900	830	850	1,027	1,080
Blakenhurst	855	850	817	850	844	850
Blantyre House	120	120	118	120	115	120
Blundestone	421	424	414	424	408	424
Brinsford	464	493	454	493	473	493
Bristol	602	603	548	555	495	569
Brixton	760	772	780	784	799	827
Brockhill	161	167	150	166	155	159
Buckley Hall	203	390	388	390	353	390
Bullingdon	914	933	872	921	852	891
Bullwood Hall	181	184	162	180	160	180
Camp Hill	539	545	535	545	469	485
Canterbury	286	314	273	304	267	300
Cardiff	645	669	616	638	520	707
Castington	329	406	304	406	253	366
Channings Wood	616	625	584	615	570	615
Chelmsford	564	576	463	501	360	501
Coldingley	377	378	363	370	306	322
Cookham Wood	144	153	151	150	137	150
Dartmoor	622	642	594	652	660	712
Deerbolt	478	486	382	426	464	488
Doncaster	1,123	1,111	1,086	1,111	1,023	1,111
Dorchester	242	272	219	272	245	272
Dovegate(21)	724	800	—	—	—	—
Dover	147	158	186	193	310	316
Downview	245	292	322	343	338	343
Drake Hall	276	304	232	267	162	295
Durham	716	730	659	737	883	961
East Sutton Park	95	100	89	100	70	100
Eastwood Park	322	328	299	324	301	328
Elmley	934	955	914	950	895	950
Erlestoke	327	326	320	326	292	326
Everthorpe	374	386	465	470	458	470
Exeter	500	533	469	535	433	527
Featherstone	602	611	581	597	587	599
Feltham	666	715	657	729	717	818
Ford	529	541	339	501	375	501
Forest Bank	981	1040	748	800	716	800
Foston Hall	207	219	156	168	167	182
Frankland	633	638	641	707	519	557
Full Sutton	597	607	581	607	590	596
Garth	645	667	622	653	637	653
Gartree	283	289	284	282	359	366
Glen Parva	802	802	774	802	810	852
Gloucester	300	330	261	281	292	329
Grendon/Spring Hill	453	487	439	457	441	487
Guys Marsh	514	524	508	524	70	524
Haslar	109	160	157	160	301	160
Hatfield	170	180	173	180	895	180
Haverigg	559	564	532	554	292	402
Hewell Grange	187	191	170	187	458	191
Highdown	738	714	724	714	433	714
Highpoint	874	910	821	852	768	812
Hindley	516	559	486	558	380	558
Hollesley Bay	418	462	333	399	311	361
Holloway	480	483	474	483	490	492
Holme House	980	995	953	971	945	971
Hull	663	653	532	633	538	633
Huntercombe	346	352	315	368	339	368
Kingston	184	197	175	193	179	189
Kirkham	528	561	452	577	499	606
Kirklevington	181	183	179	183	173	183
Lancaster	242	244	218	240	137	150
Lancaster Farms	474	546	490	536	462	536
Latchmere House	188	192	163	193	184	193
Leeds	1,253	1,254	1,239	1,254	1,199	1,254
Leicester	371	371	336	361	342	361
Lewes	525	546	443	496	455	496
Leyhill	425	432	383	422	380	422
Lincoln	547	550	496	552	457	520
Lindholme	684	761	579	613	473	642
Littlehey	653	660	606	648	642	648
Liverpool	1,473	1,504	1,233	1,510	1,260	1,510
Long Lartin	440	441	451	523	452	472
Low Newton	286	296	251	285	207	245
Lowdham Grange	521	524	494	500	510	524
Maidstone	448	447	373	393	556	576
Manchester	1,251	1,257	1,117	1,163	1,103	1,163
Moorland	775	779	770	779	764	779
Morton Hall	188	196	188	192	198	208
New Hall	348	396	347	386	366	385
North Sea Camp	245	267	177	208	207	208
Northallerton	222	254	163	264	220	298
Norwich	743	772	699	794	650	744
Nottingham	510	510	501	523	457	466
Onley	504	580	591	640	488	640
Parc	927	968	918	948	813	920
Parkhurst	515	527	406	517	451	522
Pentonville	1,167	1,175	1,183	1,175	1,076	1,175
Portland	450	542	509	542	523	572
Preston	633	630	552	602	551	620
Ranby	757	778	729	779	736	779
Reading	265	289	219	241	220	247
Risley	833	835	803	837	792	824
Rochester	169	164	373	444	357	444
Rye Hill(22)	658	660	597	600	—	—
Send	215	220	216	220	201	220
Shepton Mallet	180	189	149	174	208	224
Shrewsbury	343	342	311	342	331	342
Stafford	636	640	615	627	624	627
Standford Hill	373	384	328	384	281	384
Stocken	571	582	571	582	572	582
Stoke Heath	652	688	531	564	573	622
Styal	455	463	424	455	449	455
Sudbury	507	519	498	519	502	519
Swaleside	111	111	743	775	735	782
Swansea	361	366	187	201	295	346
Swinfen Hall	306	320	307	319	301	320
The Mount	750	760	719	745	739	745
The Verne	583	587	566	577	562	577
The Weare	394	400	387	400	372	400
The Wolds	409	410	397	405	401	405
Thorn Cross	200	316	221	316	235	316
Usk/Prescoed	331	348	329	348	295	339
Wakefield	571	581	558	586	562	578
Wandsworth	1,443	1,461	1,342	1,371	1,277	1,371
Wayland	648	660	619	648	634	648
Wealstun	622	632	612	632	611	628
Wellingborough	521	526	505	518	503	518
Werrington	130	134	132	140	100	106
Wetherby	333	360	345	360	271	360
Whatton	276	280	273	275	269	275
Whitemoor	420	444	370	408	384	408
Winchester	619	637	602	630	569	624
Woodhill	726	773	641	775	631	781
Wormwood Scrubs	1,190	1,192	981	987	801	847
Wymott	813	821	776	805	795	805

⁽²⁰⁾ Altcourse increased its operational capacity to 1,010 in July 2002.

⁽²¹⁾ Dovegate opened in July 2001.

⁽²²⁾ Rye Hill opened in January 2001.

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The figures in the "Capacity" columns of the table refer to operational capacity: the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold, taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by area managers on the basis of operational judgement and experience.

The figures in "Population" columns in the table may include prisoners out on authorised absence, which can cause the official population to appear slightly higher than the operational capacity.

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