§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has yet discussed with the Prison Officers Association the report of the Prison Reform Trust on the events that took place at Northeye prison on 30 April; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorNo. The trust submitted its report to Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons, who will evaluate it in preparing his report on the disturbances at Northeye and elsewhere.
Notifiable offences recorded by the police in Avon and Somerset 1985 1986 Offence groups 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter Violence against the person 608 632 722 750 650 768 Sexual offences 114 116 140 135 92 305 Burglary 4,217 4,262 4,262 5,097 5,345 5,538 Robbery 59 66 74 143 132 171 Theft and handling stolen goods 10,317 11,534 11,614 12,048 12,449 13,665 Fraud and forgery 1,090 1,025 1,088 923 1,040 1,002 Criminal damage 2,166 2,499 2,452 2,726 2,619 2,920 Other offences 53 61 75 140 55 35 Total 18,624 20,195 20,427 21,962 22,382 24,404