HL Deb 09 May 2001 vol 625 cc196-7WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish the report by the Prisons Ombudsman into the circumstances of the Triennial Review at Standford Hill Prison at the end of 1999; whether they are now going to confirm the reappointment of the two members of the Board of Visitors who have been waiting to hear about their status for 16 months; and how many members there are on the Board of Visitors at this prison. [HL2080].

Lord Bassam of Brighton

There are no plans to publish the report by the Prisons Ombudsman into events surrounding the Board of Visitors at Standford Hill prisons. The Minister for Prisons and Probation, Mr Boateng, will be writing very shortly to the two former members of that Board who were not reappointed at the end of 1999. There are currently nine members of the Board of Visitors at this prison.