§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list in the Official Report any abuse of which he has been informed by visiting committees or boards of visitors under Prison Rule 94(4) in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give some indication of the advice or suggestions he has received, in the last year for which figures are available, from 423W visitors' committees or boards of visitors under Prison Rule 97.
§ Mr. JohnAnnual reports from boards of visitors cover a wide variety of subjects and advice or suggestions may be received on matters ranging from aspects of the régime to the state of the premises.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department further to his reply to the hon. Member for Ormskirk on 9th April 1975, what prisons now offer more than the statutory minimum allowance of visits; and what improvements have been made since April 1975.
§ Mr. JohnAs visits are allowed at governors' discretion as frequently as resources permit, the position varies from time to time according to local circumstances. Currently, 80 prison establishments allow visits in excess of the statutory minimum. Since April 1975 improved facilities have come into use at a number of establishments, including major improvements in accommodation at Exeter, Hindley and Pentonville.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many adult and juvenile prisoners, respectively, sleep or are confined in cells or rooms for which he has given leave under Rule 23(2) that the number may exceed the maximum laid down by the inspector.