§ Sir J. Hobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers have been assaulted by those in custody during each of the last three annual periods for which figures are available; and how many of those assaults have caused the prison officer to miss some duty.
§ Sir F. SoskiceI would refer the right hon. and learned Member to the answer given yesterday to a Question by the hon. Member for Dorset, North (Sir Richard Glyn).
§ Sir J. Hobsonasked the Secretary State for the Home Department how many prisoners have been assaulted by a fellow prisoner during each of the last three annual periods for which figures are available; and how many of those assaulted have required medical attention.
§ Sir F. SoskiceIn 1963, the latest year for which figures are available, 605 male prisoners were punished under the Prison Rules for violence, including attempted violence, against other prisoners. The corresponding figures for 1961 and 1962 were 583 and 519 respectively. I regret that statistics are not available to answer the second part of the Question.
§ Sir J. Hobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how 74W many of the assaults on prison officers and fellow prisoners by those in custody during each of the last three years were committed within the first year of custody, in the second to fifth year of custody, and after five years of custody, respectively.
§ Sir F. SoskiceI regret the information requested is not available and could not be obtained without a difficult inquiry which I am reluctant to put in hand.