Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) double cells and (b) single cells were occupied at HMP Berwyn at 31 July 2018.

On Friday 27 July 2018 (the closest date to 31 July for which data is available), 533 double cells and 407 single cells were occupied at HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Berwyn. On the same day there were 163 unoccupied single cells in the prison.

Since opening Berwyn has been increasing its capacity each week as staffing levels and regime have allowed in order to maintain stability. As at the 27 July the prison’s operational capacity was 1,195 places which was just under 60% of its full capacity of 2,106. The figure of 163 unoccupied cells will therefore include some cells that are currently not available.

As with any new prison, there has been a deliberate phased population increase at Berwyn since opening which continues to rise month on month.