§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of vacancies in each of the London prisons for officer instructors.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe information is as follows:
Ashford — Brixton 1 Holloway 1 Latchmere House — Pentonville 1 Wandsworth — Wormwood Scrubs 2
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what facilities exist for a prison officer to obtain a mortgage via his Department.
§ Mr. CarlisleNone.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals has he to increase the number of chief officers at Wandsworth Prison.
§ Mr. CarlisleNone.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours overtime were worked by prison officers in each of the penal institutions for which he is responsible during the last 12 months.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe table below shows the number of overtime hours worked during the 52 weeks ended 18th August 1973 by the total number of prison officers on the strength of each institution in England and Wales. Hours worked by officers on temporary duty elsewhere—for example, Northern Ireland—are included in the total for their parent establishment.
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Acklington 37,092 Albany 190,292 Aldington 12,298 Appleton Thorn 37,097 Ashford 157,965 Ashwell 47,192 Askham Grange 6,044 Aylesbury 66,745 Bedford 66,764 Bela River 16,431 Birmingham 186,521 Blantyre House 17,016 Blundeston 56,880 Bristol 134,867
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Brixton 335,221 Brockhill 43,431 Buckley Hall 11,779 Bullwood Hall 19,580 Camp Hill 91,932 Campsfield House 18,690 Canterbury 96,379 Cardiff 111,177 Chelmsford 94,591 Coldingley 103,337 Dartmoor 213,331 Deerbolt 4,008 Dorchester 46,832 Dover 54,294 Drake Hall 21,950 Durham 223,643 Eastchurch 56,298 East Sutton Park 3,101 Eastwood Park 16,298 Erlestoke 13,866 Everthorpe 39,669 Exeter 132,141 Feltham 72,289 Ford 55,074 Foston Hall 15,504 Gartree 187,611 Gaynes Hall 27,086 Glen Parva 17,440 Gloucester 80,940 Grendon and Springhill 108,135 Guys Marsh 34,072 Haslar 12,056 Hatfield 32,280 Haverigg 59,222 Hewell Grange 21,226 Hindley 24,945 Hollesley Bay 46,104 Holloway 94,347 Hull 150,435 Huntercombe 30,871 Kingston, Portsmouth 44,361 Kirkham 35,252 Kirklevington 11,893 Lancaster 47,362 Latchmere House 45,487 Leeds 198,443 Leicester 136,396 Lewes 78,804 Leyhill 32,895 Lincoln 94,230 Liverpool 221,692 Long Lartin 117,517 Lowdham Grange 30,466 Low Newton 36,289 Maidstone 89,115 Manchester 206,092 Medomsley 11,766 Moor Court 6,406 Morton Hall 18,614 New Hall 15,430 Northallerton 38,501 Northeye 33,506 North Sea Camp 26,806 Norwich 73,920 Nottingham 51,415 Onley 51,603 Oxford 67,924 Parkhurst 207,404 Pentonville 179,382 Pollington 16,235 Portland 61,493 Preston 72,162 Pucklechurch 38,182 Ranby 42,403
Reading 31,313 Risley 275,042 Rochester 66,799 Send 17,738 Shepton Mallet 50,606 Shrewsbury 57,480 Stafford 121,616 Stoke Heath 46,785 Styal 23,588 Sudbury 26,536 Swansea 76,068 Swinfen Hall 77,722 Thorp Arch 31,181 Usk 37,711 Verne 48,349 Wakefield 151,139 Wandsworth 216,808 Wellingborough 40,529 Werrington 13,358 Wetherby 30,101 Whatton 40,349 Winchester 124,916 Wormwood Scrubs 309,496
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of prison officers who resigned in each of the last three years, at each of the penal institutions for which he is responsible.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe information for each of the last three calendar years is as follows:—
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1970 1971 1972 Acklington — — — Albany 3 — 7 Aldington — 2 — Appleton Thorn — — 1 Ashford 7 2 8 Ashwell 1 2 2 Askham Grange — — 1 Aylesbury 1 — — Bedford 2 2 1 Bela River 1 — 2 Birmingham 7 7 7 Blantyre House 1 — 1 Blundeston — 1 — Bristol — 3 3 Brixton 10 1 5 Brockhill 2 — 2 Buckley Hall 1 1 1 Bullwood Hall 6 7 5 Camp Hill — 4 2 Campsfield House 3 — 2 Canterbury 1 2 3 Cardiff 1 3 2 Chelmsford 3 10 4 Coldingley — 5 1 Dartmoor 4 2 — Dorchester 1 — 1 Dover 3 2 1 Drake Hall 2 — — Durham 1 2 1 Eastchutch 2 4 3 East Sutton Park — 1 — Eastwood Park 2 1 — Erlestoke 1 2 1 Everthorpe — 3 2 Exeter 3 1 2 Feltham 5 4 8
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1970 1971 1972 Ford — 1 1 Foston Hall 2 1 — Gartree 8 6 1 Gaynes Hall — 1 — Glen Parva — — — Gloucester 2 1 1 Grendon and Springhill 3 6 — Guys Marsh 1 — 1 Haslar 1 — 1 Hatfield — 2 — Haverigg — 1 2 Hewell Grange 1 — 2 Hindley 5 3 1 Hollesley Bay 3 1 — Holloway 17 13 9 Hull 3 — 7 Huntercombe 1 2 — Kingston, Portsmouth 1 — 3 Kirkham 2 1 — Kirklevington — — — Lancaster 5 2 4 Latchmere House 1 2 3 Leeds 1 5 1 Leicester 1 2 1 Lewes 1 1 3 Leyhill 1 — 1 Lincoln — 3 1 Liverpool 6 2 2 Long Lartin — — — Lowdham Grange 3 1 — Low Newton — 1 — Maidstone 4 2 2 Manchester 5 6 2 Medomsley — 1 — Moor Court 3 2 2 Morton Hall 2 — 1 New Hall — 1 2 Northallerton 2 1 — Northeye 1 2 — North Sea Camp 1 1 1 Norwich — — 2 Nottingham 3 — 7 Onley 3 1 2 Oxford 1 1 1 Parkhurst 3 1 3 Pentonville 7 5 6 Pollington 1 2 1 Portland 1 — 4 Preston — — 4 Pucklechurch 1 5 4 Ranby — — 2 Reading 1 3 1 Risley 1 5 4 Rochester 2 — 3 Send 1 — — Shepton Mallet 2 1 — Shrewsbury 2 1 — Stafford — 2 7 Stoke Heath 1 4 — Styal 13 9 10 Sudbury — 3 — Swansea 1 — 3 Swinfen Hall 1 1 3 Thorp Arch 1 2 — Usk 1 — — Verne 2 2 1 Wakefield 2 8 5 Wandsworth 20 7 12 Wellingborough 4 2 1 Werrington — 4 1 Wetherby 1 1 1 Whatton 1 1 1 Winchester 5 1 1 Wormwood Scrubs 10 15 15
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the prisons for which he is responsible at which prison officers refused to work overtime; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CarlisleThere is no such prison.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the amount of money that has been allocated to modernise pre-war housing at present lived in by prison officers and their families at each of the London prisons.
§ Mr. CarlisleCurrent effort on staff accommodation for the London prisons is concentrated on (a) the acquisition of additional quarters and (b) a comprehensive maintenance programme for existing quarters. Financial provision in the current financial year is of the order of £1.5 million for (a) and £0.25 million for (b). The scope for a programme of replacing or refurbishing older quarters is being kept under review.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of vacancies for prison officers in each of the penal institutions for which he is responsible.
§ Mr. CarlisleOwing to a drop in the recruitment rate, the prison service as a whole was about 300 short of the target for the first half of this financial year. As recruitment is on a national basis it is not possible to apportion this shortfall among individual establishments.