§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (i) how many category A women prisoners there are in Her Majesty's prison Durham and (ii) how many strip searches have been made on category A prisoners in Her Majesty's prison Durham in the last six months of 1986 as an absolute figure and on a monthly basis, indicating (a) strip searches before and after consultation with legal advisers, (b) after visits and (c) after cell change, wing search and cell search.
§ Mr. MellorThere are at present four women prisoners in Durham prison who are, or who are provisionally, in category A. During the last six months of 1986, the followimg numbers of strip searches of women prisoners who are, or who are provisionally, in category A were carried out in Durham prison.
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after legal visits after other visits at the time of cell changes; during wing searches and cell searches Others Total July nil 2 1 3 6 August nil 5 6 nil 11 September 3 6 4 nil 13 October nil 8 6 nil 14 November 1 10 8 nil 19 December 1 7 3 nil 11 Totals 5 38 28 3 74