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8 Jun 2009 : Column 772W—continued
Prison Accommodation
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2009, Official Report, columns 80-81W, on prison accommodation, if he will publish (a) the original list of sites provided by the Ministry of Defence in 2006, (b) the refined list produced by the National Offender Management Service and (c) a list of the sites which were subsequently visited and assessed in further detail. [278255]
Mr. Straw: The following shows the list of sites included on the Ministry of Defence (MOD) disposal list, issued in March 2006(1). A number of options relating to sites under consideration for disposal by the MOD but not included on the disposals lists were also discussed.
A short list of former military sites with potential for prison development was subsequently identified. This included 18 sites on the March 2006 MOD disposal list, indicated in the table, as well as Chelsea Barracks, RAF West Drayton, Rowcroft Barracks and RAF Coltishall.
DCSA Inskip, Preston(2)
RAF Church Fenton, Tadcaster(2)
Uniter Rawcliffe, Goole
ATE Caerwent
Croughton highway land, Brackley
RAF Stoke Holy Cross, Poringland
RAF Syerston(2)
RAF Watton(2)
TAC Worcester(2)
RAF Kinloss
Peterhead SFA
Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot(2)
Upnor Bridging Hard, Frindsbury
Kent Volunteer Estate, Maidstone
Wandsworth Volunteer Estate, Balham
Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot
Aldershot Garrison(2)
Browning Barracks, Aldershot
Normandy Barracks Montgomery Lines, Aldershot
Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone
RAF High Wycombe(2)
Parsons Barracks, Aldershot
Thornhill Barracks, Aldershot
Ordnance Barracks, Aldershot
HMS Daedalus, Gosport and Fareham(2)
RNMT Portsmouth
DMC Plymouth
HMS Nelson, Portsmouth
DMC Bullpoint, Plymouth
Commando Training Centre, Honiton
Bovington Camp, Wareham
RAF Lyneham
Wyke Regis Training Area, Weymouth
GPSS Goostrey, Holmes Chapel
Anzio Barracks, Leek(2)
HMS Forest Moor, Harrogate(2)
RAF Boulmer
RAE Llanbedr
RAF West Raynham(2)
DPA Seismic Stations, Norfolk
RAF Newton(2)
Arbroath SFA
Cultybraggan Trg Camp, Crieff
Rathfriland
Killymeal Hse, Dungannon
Aughnacloy
Clogher
Kinmel Park, Kinmel
RAF Neatishead
Dreghorn Bks, Edinburgh
RAF Alconbury(2)
Lisnaskea
Shetland Islands SFA, Haroldswick
RAF Halton, Wendover(2)
RAF Brize Norton, Bicester(2)
DMC Dean Hill, West Dean(2)
DLO Pixash Lane, Bristol
Wainscott Barracks
Drummond Barracks, Ludgershall
RNAD Broughton Moor
DERA Eskmeals, Millom
Eskmeals, Millom
Hillside Crescent, Ashton under Lyne
RAF Tuddenham
Aberdeen SFA
Forres SFA
Kinloss SFA
Lossiemouth SFA
DE West Freugh, Portpatrick
Helensburgh SFA, Rhu
HMNB Clyde, Rosneath
DE Farnborough, Aldershot
Rochester
RAF Fire Service Central Training Establishment, Ramsgate
Seaton Barracks, Plymouth
GPSS Swanvale, Falmouth
RAF St. Mawgan, Newquay
Ashchurch SFA, Tewkesbury
Salisbury SFA, Wilton
DE Durrington, Salisbury
Devizes SFA
RAF Chilmark, Salisbury(2)
DE Durrington, Salisbury
(1) Where more than one site within an establishment is listed for disposal, only the establishment is shown
(2) Sites assessed as potential for prison development
A number of former military sites were visited by the National Offender Management Service officials since 2006 to assess further their potential for prison development. These are listed as follows and include Rousillon Barracks, previously used for prison use, and Connaught Barracks.
RAF Alconbury;
Aldershot Garrison;
Anzio Barracks;
RAF Coltishall;
Connaught Barracks;
Rousillon Barracks.
A proposal to convert Connaught Barracks to a prison was considered but a decision was taken not to proceed.
In response to Lord Carter’s report, “Securing the Future: Proposals for the Efficient and Sustainable Use of Custody in England and Wales”, in January 2008 Ministers agreed to the acquisition of the former RAF Coltishall site in Norfolk for conversion to a prison.
With the exception of Coltishall, there are no current plans to build new prisons on any of these former military sites.
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many cells are not in use in each (a) prison for adult males, (b) prison for adult females, (c) young offender institution for males and (d) young offender institution for females; and for what reasons the cells are not in use in each such institution. [278394]
Mr. Hanson: From the current data available there are 1,729 places recorded as out of use from the total certified normal accommodation (CNA) of the prison estate. This represents 2.3 per cent. of the total CNA.
The data available do not allow for a breakdown of whether these places are for young offenders or adults.
Comprehensive information on why these places are out of use is not held centrally, however the majority of out of use accommodation will be due to maintenance or refurbishment work taking place.
There is a planned programme of refurbishment of accommodation which requires the temporary closure of prison places. This allows the critical maintenance of the estate to be undertaken while having no significant change on the number of net places in use, e.g. 127 places are currently out of use at HMP Swaleside to enable essential electrical re-wiring of one wing to take place.
The following tables show the total number of places that were recorded as out of use by male and female establishments.
HMP Ashwell has 415 places out of use following an incident in April. HMP Wealstun has 380 places out of use while part of the establishment is re-rolled to closed conditions.
| Male establishments | ||
| Establishment name | Number of places out of use | Percentage of CNA |
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