§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hours are allowed per day to remand prisoners in Scotland for (a) recreation and (b) association.
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§ Mr. AncramThe extent of activities in association, including recreation, for remand prisoners is determined by the resources of the prison in which the prisoners are held and may vary within a prison with fluctuations in the remand population. Weekday recreational activities in association are available at all establishments varying in duration from a total of 2 hours to a total of 5 hours each day. At weekends this can be more limited and there is no weekend recreation in association for remand prisoners at Barlinnie or Perth prisons.
In certain establishments, because of numbers and lack of facilities, recreation in association is available to individual prisoners on only 2 or 3 days during the week or on one of the weekend days. The statutory one hour's daily exercise is normally taken in association at all establishments and there is some measure of association in other activities, e.g. at meal times.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many visits for remand prisoners in Scotland have been refused in 1984; and for what reasons.
§ Mr. AncramRemand prisoners are entitled, each weekday, to a 15-minute visit from relatives and friends; and also visits, at any reasonable hour, from their legal advisers and others in connection with their defence. Such visits would be refused only if there were very sound reasons. Sunday visits are also allowed in certain circumstances.
Records of any refusals of remand visits are not kept centrally but if the hon. Member has any particular difficulty in mind and sends me details I shall investigate and write to him about it.