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Scottish Office

Answer

Mr. Beith: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the certified normal accommodation for each prison in Scotland (a) in 1998 and (b) for each of the next seven years. [51405] Mr. McLeish: The concept of "certified normal accommodation" is not applied in the Scottish Prison Service. However, the official design capacities for prisons in Scotland together with projections to 1 April 2001 are as set out. Projections beyond that date are not available and will be dependent on a review of capacity in the light of prisoner number forecasts and the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review. Projected prisoner accommodation _________________________________________________________________________________________________. July 1998 1999 2000 2001 Design capacity Design capacity Design Capacity Design Capacity Establishment Aberdeen 148 163 163 163 Barlinnie{1} 998 1,019 1,019 996 Castle Huntly 150 150 150 150 Cornton Vale 217 217 217 217 Dumfries 150 150 150 150 Dungavel 135 135 135 135 Edinburgh{2} 558 643 643 643 Friarton 90 90 90 90 Glenochi (Adult) 496 496 496 496 Glenochil (YOI) 174 174 174 174 Greenock 233 239 239 239 Inverness 107 107 109 109 Kilmarnock{3} 0 500 500 500 Longriggend 176 176 176 176 Low Moss 396 396 396 396 Noranside 135 135 135 135 Penninghame 98 98 98 98 Perth 434 434 434 509 Peterhead 295 295 295 295 Peterhead Unit 10 10 10 10 Polmont{4} 490 490 490 490 Shotts 462 462 462 462 Shotts NIC 54 54 54 54 Shotts Unit 12 12 12 12 Scotland Total 6,018 6,645 6,647 6,699 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes 76 spaces in temporary accommodation {2} Includes 46 spaces in temporary accommodation {3} New prison opens in Spring 1999 and intake phased throughout the Summer {4} Includes 30 spaces in temporary cellular accommodation and 38 in temporary dormitory accommodation

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

51405; 316 c643-4W

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Prisons Scotland Prison accommodation Scottish Prison Service

Contains statistics

Yes