§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stateless persons have been deported in each of the last 10 years; and on what grounds.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information requested is given in the following table. A stateless person is normally deported to the country which issued his travel document.
bath or showers each prisoner is allowed per week; and how many changes of clothes each prisoner is allowed per week.
§ Mr. MellorWandsworth currently has available to inmates a total of 20 baths, 60 showers, 205 WCs and 163 urinals. Each prisoner is normally allowed one bath or shower per week and one change of clothes consisting of 2 shirts, 2 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of underpants, 2 vests and 1 T-shirt. In addition 2 towels, 1 sheet and 1 pillow case are changed weekly. Overclothing is changed as necessary. Some problems have arisen recently in relation to these arrangements but have now been resolved.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how many hours in the week ended 2 November, or any other recent typical week, the workshops in Wandsworth prison were open; what was the average number of prisoners employed; how many classes took place and for how many hours; what was the average number of inmates in each class; how many individual prisoners attended at least one class during the week; and how much time, on average, each prisoner spent out of his cell during that week.
§ Mr. MellorIn the week ended 2 November two workshops were closed at Wandsworth prison and the remaining eight workshops were open for an average of 17 hours employing an average of 24 prisoners each. In addition 290 prisoners were employed on various domestic and maintenance duties. Ninety nine classes were held during the week with total class hours of 185.5, the average number of prisoners attending each class was 321W between eight and nine and about 340 prisoners attended at least one class during the week. It is not practicable to calculate the average amount of time spent out of cells since this covers many things apart from work and education, including for example, exercise, association, visits, medical treatment and applications to see the governor.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the maximum number of prisoners who can be employed in workshops in Wandsworth prison on any one day.
§ Mr. MellorSeven hundred and thirty-five.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many square feet of exercise space are available to prisoners in Wandsworth prison.
§ Mr. MellorSixty-six thousand three hundred sq ft in exercise yards and 1,820 sq ft in the gymnasium.
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when all the work listed to take place in the kitchen of Wandsworth prison is due to be finished; what has been the total cost of this work; and what has been the time delay in the completion of this work.
§ Mr. MellorThe kitchen was completed on 1 November. During the course of the rebuilding it became evident that additional work was required which, together with disruption arising from maintaining existing cooking facilities, caused the contractual period to overrun by 53 weeks. The estimated cost of the project is £1,331,550. This figure does not however include any additional sums that may be payable in respect of outstanding claims from the contractor for disruption of the work which have still to be settled.
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present approved list of works due to be started during the next 12 months at Wandsworth prison; and what is the cost of each item of work.
§ Mr. MellorIn addition to certain minor repairs, the programme is as follows:
£ thousand General security measures 953 New staff mess 495 Cell call and lighting upgrading 50 Maintenance items arising from survey report 50 Maintenance of prison officers' quarters 100 Convert boilers to dual fuel system 165
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the items of work approved for Wandsworth prison on which work is not taking place because funding has not been agreed.
§ Mr. MellorFunds are not yet available for the following items of work which have been approved in principle:
- Alterations to search room
- Mesh to cell windows
- Vegetable chill room
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the new staff mess planned for Wandsworth prison; with whom the plans have been discussed; what is the cost of this work; and when it is due to start.
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§ Mr. MellorThe existing staff mess at Wandsworth is inappropriately located in cellular accommodation within the secure perimeter. The provision of a new mess on land adjacent to the prison will provide better facilities for staff and will enable twenty cells to be returned to inmate occupation. The governor and, through him, local staff, together with relevant headquarters divisions have been consulted, and planning clearance obtained from the local planning authority. The work is due to start early next year at an estimated cost of £495,000.
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the items covered in the refurbishing of the prison officers' mess at Wandsworth prison and the total cost of this work.
§ Mr. MellorThere are no plans to refurbish the existing prison officers' mess at Wandsworth, since a new staff mess is to be provided.